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The Hyena-Worshipping, Beer-Brewing, Rainbow-Colored City That Happens to Be Islam’s ‘City of Saints’

SAY WHAT?

The kaleidoscopic city of Harar, Ethiopia, is the fourth holiest city in Islam, but it’s also famous for its beer, moral laxity, and that you can have a hyena eat off your head.

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