Ethiopia: Rise of Islamists?

Is Ethiopia slowly drifting towards religious upheaval? Already a key US ally in the war on terror, Africa's second most populous nation is having to keep an eye on another battlefront opened by increasingly restive Muslims.

With the rise of Islamist movements hot on the trail of the momentous Arab Spring movement, the Horn of Africa state is wary despite being home to a predominantly Christian population.

About a third of the 85 million-strong population are Muslims, and while