Its inhabitants were predominantly Moslem, and similar in customs, economic conditions, and ethnic affiliations to its neighboring provinces of Hadiya and Arababni.
Most of northern Shewa, made up of the districts of Menz, Tegulet, Yifat, Menjar, Bulga is populated mostly by Christian Amharas and Oromos, while southern and eastern Shewa have large Oromo and Muslim populations.
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The community is ostracized, as it does not belong to either of the two primary religious groupings -- Islam or Christianity.