Will the Islamophobia never end? “1,000 attack non-Muslim village in Nigeria,” from Catholic Culture, April 12 (thanks to Twostellas): Armed with machetes and guns, 1,000 militants attacked the village of Bar Arewa in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi on April 7. “Almost every home in the village was destroyed, and some elderly people were […]
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Nigeria: Muslim mob storms three Christian villages, murders at least two people over alleged Qur’an desecration
Once again Islamic supremacists murder innocent people in their rage over something that someone else may have done, that didn’t harm them in any case. “Nigeria: Riots Erupt in Sokoto, Bauchi,” by Mahmud Muhammad for Leadership (Nigeria), April 3 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): Sokoto “” Youths in Iraqi area of Sokoto metropolis yesterday sparked a […]
“Allahu ak– uh oh!”: Nigerian jihadists’ attack on church thwarted when bomb explodes prematurely
This story mentions the Boko Haram (“Western education is sin”) sect, but does not tie this attack to them directly. Perhaps this one was the work of “Reading the Manual is Sin.” In all seriousness, though, this story demonstrates that jihadist attacks on churches are continuing in Nigeria, and they will certainly try again. “Two […]
Nigeria: Cleric who was vocal critic of “Boko Haram” sect shot and killed
Without other clerics’ rising to the occasion in Bolori’s place, the future of northern Nigeria could be quite bleak. “Outspoken Muslim cleric killed in northern Nigeria,” from Agence France-Presse, March 14 (thanks to Twostellas): KANO, Nigeria “” Gunmen shot and killed a Muslim cleric highly critical of a hardline Islamist sect, in an attack outside […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm Christian village, murder mother and her four children
Will the Muslims who are protesting Peter King’s hearings be so kind as to take a moment out of their busy schedule to condemn this also? And to show what they’re doing within Muslim communities in the U.S. and elsewhere to teach against the attitudes that give rise to this? “Attack kills four in central […]
Nigeria: Police foil church attack by Misunderstanders of Islam
Boko Haram — i.e., “Books, Him Bad.” “Police blame Muslim radical sect for attempted church attack in troubled northern Nigeria,” from the Associated Press, February 16 (thanks to Twostellas): MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Police say they’ve foiled a church attack engineered by a radical Muslim sect in northeastern Nigeria. Borno state police commissioner Mohammed Abubakar […]
Nigerian police foil bomb attempt at crowded church
“The perpetrators of this act are terrorists.” Gee, what kind? Tamil Tigers? IRA? “Nigerian police ‘foil’ bomb attempt in crowded church; Religious clashes kill 35,” from Arab Times, January 31 (thanks to Twostellas): BAUCHI, Nigeria, Jan 31, (Agencies): Police in the Nigerian city of Bauchi said on Monday they had foiled a bomb attempt in […]
Nigeria: Muslims kill 6 in machete attacks on Christian villages; the Associated Press tells us “6 dead in religion-torn central Nigerian region”
“Religion-torn.” It just might as well be followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as any other set of beliefs. We don’t even get the usual, catchy, alliterative “sectarian strife.” No, religion did it. The headline could have been: “Muslims claim retaliation in machete attack on Christian village, 6 dead.” But stories like this are par […]
Nigeria: “Education is Sin” jihadists suspected in murder of soldier guarding church
Books? Haram. Slaughter? Halal. “Suspected Islamists kill Nigerian soldier guarding church,” from Agence France-Presse, January 23: KANO, Nigeria — Suspected members of an Islamist sect blamed for a series of attacks in Nigeria’s north shot dead a soldier guarding a church on Sunday and stole his rifle, an army spokesman said. Attackers on motorcycles killed […]
Nigeria: Jihadis open fire in bar, murdering seven
Christians are fighting back, and the situation is escalating. “Nigeria: Homes set ablaze in violence-torn region,” by Ahmed Saka for Associated Press, January 9 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): JOS, Nigeria – Rioters set homes ablaze and angry youths armed with machetes set up roadblocks Sunday throughout a central Nigerian city plagued by violence between Christians […]