Boko Haram

Who is Boko Haram? Boko Haram is a progressive Islamic sect. The violent Nigerian Movement, led by Abubakar Shekau, is estimated to have fighters in the numbers of hundreds to low thousands (Blanchard 143-147). More importantly than who Boko Haram is, who is affected by this dangerous extremist group? “More than 4,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence. U.N. and Nigerian officials report that more than six million Nigerians have been affected and more than 300,000 have been…

I want to start out saying that I really didn’t know anything about Islam, Mecca or the Hajj. So this whole video was quite the learning experience. What I found the most interesting is the…hoops that they have to go through to be completely forgive. Having to go on this journey, if female asking for a males permission to go, and how much it costs. I found it silly that you could pay for a better tent to sleep in – considering that they all supposed to be one and the same. The whole concept of…

As an African-American leader, Malcolm X was a well-known in the Nation. He was against the race pride and black nationality in the 1950s and '60s. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, In Omaha, Nebraska. He was a black leader that worked for a spokesman for the black of the Nation during the 1950s and '60s. He has join the nation of Islam when he was in prison. Malcolm X used to encourage black people to fight for the freedom from the racism "by any means necessary," overall, in the beginning,…

Once Muhammad returned to Mecca, he cleansed the building of the pagan shrines, leaving only the black stone that was given to Abraham by the angel Gabriel. One picture was a close up of the Kaaba, and another showed the entire courtyard at Masjid al-Haram that surrounds the Kaaba. In the latter picture, Muslims were gathered in prayer while facing in the Kaaba’s direction. Another sacred place pictured was Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Muhammad’s burial site in Medina. The most notable part of this…

sustainable economic opportunities may explain the willingness of some members of society to withdraw and seek to become part of a new political order, as part of Boko Haram. Religion is less of a cause than a justification for the activities of Boko Haram. After the extrajudicial killings of the group’s leader - Mohammed Yusuf, Boko Haram vowed revenge. Since they regrouped in April 2010, its attacks have grown in sophistication, intensity and geographic…

the PDP said they would do something about Boko Haram, and nothing has changed. Many people slowly lost interest in PDP. A new party formed in 2013 called All Progressive Congress, and they won against PDP. Many members of PDP left, and joined APC after its political win. Some people believe that APC will end up just like PDP, because it will be made up of so many PDP members (Winsor,…

A key point that I have learned this week is that terrorism can’t happen without the proper funding. Some terrorist groups raise money through employment at their job, while others have fundraisers and take charity donations. Don’t be fooled, most of these charity donations are a scam. Money laundering is one of the most popular ways that terrorist and criminals receive income. The difference is that terrorist will launder money to support their cause for terrorism, and criminals will launder…

textbooks in the future. Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The name of their group means “No Western” or “Non-Islamic” to prevent Western education in Nigeria. The group started off non-violent in 2002, but in 2009, they started military operations to become an Islamic state. They attacked police and government buildings. It is because in 2009, Mohammed Yusuf was executed by security guards and the Boko Haram were angry about it. A lot of the Boko Haram’s…

and his followers as it would aid in the political aim of his mission. truly byzantine leader would do well to seize this as an opportunity to inflame the Sharia north through one of two COAs: coercing the Imam to denounce hostile action against Boko Haram; failing that, eliminating the Imam under a false-flag operation. Unless the Imam in question is a whole-hearted radical like the followers of al-Barnawi, coercion or otherwise convincing the religious official to spread pro-insurgent…

went to school could be abducted or even killed by terrorist groups like Boko Haram. We are called by God to have a family, and community and also participate in those groups. Boko Haram is barring people from forming a community through banning social gatherings and attacking schools of innocent children just because they wanted to learn. Churches and church leaders in Nigeria are calling for people to unify and fight against boko…