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Suggestions for Further Reading and Internet Resourc e s 3 2 9h t t p : / / w w w.indopubs.com/inco.html. For a selection of writings in English byliberal Indonesian Muslims, visit http://islamlib.com/english.html.8. Religion, Language, and Nationalism:Harari Muslims in Christian EthiopiaPrimary Sources Available in EnglishLeslau, Wolf, ed. 1965. Ethiopians Speak: Studies in Cultural Backgro u n d . Vol. 1,H a r a r i . Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.This volume contains English translations of original documents writtenon Harari culture by Harari students in the United States.“Luqtat al-Tarikhiyya” [Gleanings of History ]Because of the lack of easily available English-language primary sources onEthiopian Islam, a translation of this Arabic text that recently circulatedHarar is included in Chapter 8 of this volume. It is a short document that relatescontemporary conceptions of Harari culture and history.Secondary SourcesBahru Zewde. 2002. A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1991. London: JamesC u r r e y.This is one of the two best general histories of Ethiopia (see Harold Marcus,below), although it is limited to the modern period.B r a u k ä m p e r, Ulrich. 1997. “Islamic Principalities in Southeast Ethiopia betweenthe Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries.” Ethiopianist Notes 1, no. 1:17–56, and no. 2: 1–44.These articles usefully supplement J. Spencer Tr i m i n g h a m ’s monograph(see below), however they assume prior knowledge of Ethiopian history andcan be hard for beginners to follow. Owing to the limitations of available writtensources, Braukämper also utilizes linguistics, stone inscriptions, archaeology,and oral traditions.Caulk, R. A. 1977. “Harär Town and Its Neighbors in the Nineteenth Century. ”J o u rnal of African History 18, no. 3: 369–386.This is essentially an account of Harari-Oromo relations from the mideighteenthcentury to 1887. Caulk explores the ties between urban Harari