March 2012 ToM: Religious violence in Nigeria

Some recent coverage of the rise of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria:

 

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Written statement submitted by the Jubilee Campaign to the UN Human Rights Council’s Nineteenth session, March 2012 (Agenda item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention):  Advocacy of religious hatred in Nigeria (PDF, 4 pages)

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A grassroots project in Jos to bring Muslims & Christians together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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