Synopsis
A Muslim worshipper in Ethiopia explains his beliefs about why suffering exists in the world.
- Programme: Around the World in 80 Faiths
- Episode: Africa
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2009
- Religious Education | Islam | The existence of Allah and revelation | The problem of suffering and evil
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