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	Nigeria Islam
		It came to northern Nigeria as early as the eleventh century and was well established in the state capitals of the region by the sixteenth century, spreading into the countryside and toward the middle belt uplands.
		As an institution in emirate society, Islam includes daily and annual ritual obligations; the pilgrimage to Mecca; sharia, or religious law; and an establishment view of politics, family life, communal order, and appropriate modes of personal conduct in most situations.
		The other sect is Shia Islam, which holds that the caliphs or successors to the Prophet should have been his relatives rather than elected individuals.
	www.nigeriaconnections.net /islam.htm (1896 words)

	ASC \| Library \| Web dossiers \| About the web dossiers - Islam in Nigeria
		Later Islam emerged in Hausaland in the northwest and its influence was evident in Kano and Katsina.
		In northern Nigeria, the Fulani scholar Uthman dan Fodio launched a jihad in 1804 that lasted for six years, aiming to revive and purify Islam, to eliminate syncretist beliefs and rituals, to remove all innovations contrary to the Koran and sharia, and to encourage less devout Muslims to return to orthodox and pure Islam.
		The Maitatsine risings in Nigeria 1980-85 : a revolt of the disinherited / by Elizabeth Isichei.
	www.ascleiden.nl /Library/Webdossiers/NigeriaAndIslam.aspx (3726 words)

	Islam in Nigeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Islam is a traditional religion in West Africa.
		As an institution in emirate society, Islam includes daily and annual ritual obligations; the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca; sharia, or religious law; and an establishment view of politics, family life, communal order, and appropriate modes of personal conduct in most situations.
		Sunni (from sunna), or orthodox Islam, is the larger sect in Nigeria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islam_in_Nigeria (1154 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Islam in Nigeria: Simmering tensions
		When the British arrived in northern Nigeria towards the end of the 19th Century, first as traders and then as colonial administrators, they established a system of indirect rule, allowing traditional Muslim rulers to continue to govern, reinforcing their positions under the loose administration of the British, and firmly establishing an extremely powerful Muslim elite.
		Islam and Christianity are both built on the principles of brotherhood, peace, non-violence and equality.
		Northern Nigeria is, the centre is contested, and the south is clearly Christian.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3155279.stm (3150 words)

	Joseph Kenny OP: The spread of Islam in Nigeria: a historical survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Islam has been, and will be for a long time to come, one of the major challenges to Nigerians in the development of peace, justice and prosperity in the country.
		The kings found Islam a convenient support to their imperial authority, since it was a unifying ideology bridging the many tribes and presenting them with a wider brotherhood, citizenship or nationality.
		The farmers did not opt for Islam at all, and their rulers straddled the fence, since their interests were balanced between the traditional local society and the wider world that commerce and empire exposed them to.
	www.diafrica.org /nigeriaop/kenny/Sist.htm (7430 words)

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		The compromise was typical of the way Islam must bend in Nigeria, as it has to in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the religion exists alongside Christianity and strongly held traditional beliefs, say experts on religion in Africa.
		As such, experts say, Nigeria is much more representative of the more tolerant kind of Islam found in sub-Saharan Africa and, at the other end of the Islamic world, in the vast reaches of Indonesia.
		Nigeria reflects that divide internally, though half the Yoruba, the dominant ethnic group in the southwest, are believed to be Muslim.
	www.artsci.wustl.edu /~anthro/courses/306/islam_nigeria.html (992 words)

	Islam, the Modern World, and the West
		Islam in Algeria from the Country Studies at the US Library of Congress, written in 1993, this is an excellent survey of the history of Islam in Algeria from the 7th century until today.
		Islam in Modern Indonesia A Conference Cosponsored by the United States-Indonesia Society and the Asia Foundation, February 7, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Among the information included at this webpage is the executive summary of the conference as well as detailed summaries of all of the scholarly presentations.
		Islam in Indonesia: The Dissemination of Religious Authority in the 20th Century is an extensive program of research combining the efforts of a number of scholars and academic institutions, among which is the The Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), Leiden.
	www.uga.edu /islam/countries.html (11155 words)

	Addressing Nigeria's Economic Problems and the Islamist Terrorist Threat
		Nigeria is a case study in oil-based wealth being squandered by poor governance and internal strife.
		Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a population of 133 million in 2002.
		The growth of radical Islam in Nigeria and its potential impact on regional and energy security should be viewed in the context of increased global terrorist threats and a breakdown in governance systems.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Africa/em933.cfm (1025 words)

	Nigeria And Islam
		Islam in sub-Saharan Africa, an often overlooked member of the world's Muslim community, is growing in size and influence.
		Islam came to sub-Saharan Africa on camel caravans that crossed the Sahara and boats that crossed the Indian Ocean; Christianity arrived from Europe on the coasts of West Africa and in much of central and southern Africa.
		But it is in Nigeria, Africa's most populated country, that the rise of Islam as a political force has been most explosive and violent.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/1118.htm (2196 words)

	Islamic History
		The Spread of Islam in Nigeria: A Historical Survey is a detailed academic paper by Joseph Kenny, O.P., Ph.D., a Dominican priest who is also a professor of Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.
		Islam in Africa In this article, Professor 'Abdur Rahman Doi of Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria discusses the early history of Islam in Africa, from the year 615 CE until the early eighth century CE.
		The Spread of Islam in West Africa In this article, Professor 'Abdur Rahman Doi begins with the 8th Century CE and discusses the history of Islam in the ancient empires of Western Sudan: Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausa-Fulani land.
	www.uga.edu /islam/history.html (1699 words)

	Nigeria
		The British adapted Emirs’ Judicial Councils from the existing judicial structures in northern Nigeria; these continued to serve as appellate courts in the emirates until the establishment of the Shari’a Court of Appeal in 1959.
		Nigeria signed the CEDAW in 1984 and ratified it in 1985, without reservations.
		Nigeria signed the CRC in 1990 and ratified it in 1991, without reservations.
	www.law.emory.edu /IFL/legal/nigeria.htm (1165 words)

	Islam's response to African Traditional Religion
		The history of Islam in Nigeria has examples of a wide range of interaction with African traditional belief systems and practices.
		In as much as the primal religions of Nigeria are, by definition, not world religions with mission and expansion as goals, they are not competitors with Islam or Christianity.
		Islam does not, of course, reject as false every aspect of belief and practice found in indigenous religion....It accepts a spirit world, and the Qur'an sanctions the belief in mystical powers.
	www.afrikaworld.net /afrel/islam-atr-nigeria.htm (572 words)

	Islam Seen As Politicized in Nigeria
		Father Ike went on to explain: "The most fundamental and critical politicization of Islam was the 1985 registration of Nigeria by the military government as an Islamic state.
		"Nigeria has been registered -- by a Muslim president -- as one of the countries belonging to the organization of Islamic countries.
		The priest continued: "Added on top of that is -- and this has been underplayed -- that 12 states in Nigeria have decided to make the Shariah the overriding rule in their territory.
	www.aina.org /news/20060502192548.htm (222 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . NIGERIA - The Road North . Links & Resources \| PBS
		Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo, who returned the country to civilian rule when he was elected in 1999, answers questions about Nigeria's previous military dictatorship, corruption, his leadership and plans for the country's future in a special call-in show, Talking Points.
		Nigeria's sharia courts are harsh, but they are quicker and cleaner than the country's secular courts, according to The Economist.
		The Nigeria Project is an educational partnership between Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., and three peer universities, including Bayero University, Ahmadu Bello University and the University of Maiduguri.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/stories/nigeria/links.html (1577 words)

	frontline: muslims: portraits of ordinary muslims: nigeria \| PBS
		In 2000, after Nigeria's military dictatorship was defeated, a resurgent Islamic movement re-implemented Sharia criminal law in the country's predominantly Muslim north.
		Nigeria is transitioning to an elected civilian government, following 15 years of military rule.
		The writer notes that while religion in Nigeria often can be exploited by politicians, most Nigerians identify themselves first by ethnicity, and that ethnic, not religious, conflicts traditionally have proven the most bloody.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/portraits/nigeria.html (997 words)

	Joseph Kenny OP: THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The particular challenges that Islam poses to the Church in Nigeria are discussed in the second part of this article.
		(6) Since Islam has long been a social definition, even more demarkating than tribe in the far north, its political value was not just a matter of religious rights and privileges, but meant the aspirations of a particular constituency for their share in the "national cake".
		Islam can intitially be very tolerant of traditional religious practices and syncretism, although purifying movements usually later arise to flush these out.
	www.diafrica.org /nigeriaop/kenny/Challenge.htm (5502 words)

	Digest Nigeria :: 2.09 Welfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Welfare concerns in Nigeria were primarily related to its general lack of development and the effects on the society of the economic stringency of the 1980s.
		In rural Nigeria, it was still the rule that older people were cared for by their children, grandchildren, spouses, siblings, or even ex-spouses.
		The existence of a relatively free press combined with a history of self-criticism-- in journalism, the arts, the social sciences, and by religious and political leaders were promising indications of the awareness and public debate required for change and adaptive response to its social problems.
	www.digestnigeria.com /history/2_09.php (634 words)

	Islam
		Islam and the Question of violence (Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Al-Serat: a journal of Islamic studies.
		Islam in Contemporary Africa (February 2006) A bibliography compiled by Paul Schrijver.
		Produced for a Conference on "Islam, Disengagement of the State, and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa" held at UNESCO in Paris on 12-13 May 2005.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Islam.html (1029 words)

	Islam in Africa on the Internet
		The dossier was compiled to coincide with the conference on 'Islam, Disengagement of the State, and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa'' Paris 12-13 May 2005.
		Topics include Muslims and Islam in Nigeria, women and Islam, Islamic education in Katsina State, Usman Dan Fodio, the Sokoto Caliphate, governance, education, and the Hajj, the U.S. and the Middle East.
		Includes manuscripts from Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Northern Nigeria and from collections in Paris and Northwestern Univ. The documents represent "the literary activity of Muslim literati in the Sahel region during the approximately 150 years prior to colonial conquest." Charles C. Stewart, Professor, Department of History, University of Illinois, Champaign is General Editor.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/religion/islam-in-africa.html (3684 words)

	Truth to Power (++Akinola on Nigeria and Islam) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Peter Akinola, Anglican Primate of Nigeria and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, comments on the recent attacks by Muslims against Christians in that country.
		Many of those who died in northern Nigeria were Christians, killed after a Muslim protest over the cartoons turned violent and rioters torched churches, shops and vehicles, police and local officials said.
		In Nigeria, whose 140 million people are divided about equally between Christians and Muslims, 15 people died in the northeastern state of Borno and one died in the north-central state of Katsina, police spokesman Haz Iwendi said.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-religion/1585614/posts?page=3 (1861 words)

	Nigeria - Ahmed Sani - Islam and Moslems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Governor Sani Ahmed, the Alfa of Zamfara State, must be either a very sad or a very happy man. He, it was who started the whole Sharia brouhaha and has pressed on with fanatical fervour.
		Two, they remember with nostalgia that the National Assembly had a Falcon to itself during the Shagari days (1979-83.) Whatever happened to it and why should things be different now, they ask.
		They claim that they have been denied use of jets from the presidential fleet when they needed to go on urgent official assignments and they are determined, it appears, to get their due as co-partners in the Nigeria project.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /Ahmed_Sani.asp (683 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Speaking to IOL, the President and Founder of IMA and Nigeria's High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Prince Abdul-Jabbar Bola Ajibola stated that the establishment of such an organization was long overdue for the renaissance of Islam in Africa.
		He contended that while Islam was being embraced in thousands daily in Europe and America, the reverse was the case in Africa due to the lack of efforts in promoting Islam, the Religion of Peace.
		Noting that the philosophy of IMA was to promote Islam with excellence through knowledge and peaceful means, he disclosed that the first phase of the research center was formally commissioned last June.
	www.islamonline.net /english/News/2002-01/26/article42.shtml (624 words)

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		CBN.com – (CBN News) -- YELWA, NIGERIA – In a corner of Africa's most populated country, radical Muslims are trying to create the first Taliban-style nation on the continent.
		And not only is Al Sunna Wal Jamma trying to Talibanize Nigeria, it is also offering the full menu of Taliban-style justice: chopping off a hand for theft, stoning adulterers, caning for drinking alcohol, and serving up death for anyone who leaves Islam.
		His view is that this land belongs to the Muslims, even though the country is evenly split between Christians in the South and Muslims in the North.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/050503a.asp?option=print (1126 words)

	FREE In-depth report - Islam - Nigeria
		Regiment On Horseback During Durbar Festival Of Kano Kano Nigeria
		If you did not find the information you were looking for on the subject of Islam you may wish to do another search of Exploitz.com: related Islam search
		A good starting point for researching Nigeria for travel or reference.
	www.exploitz.com /Nigeria-Islam-cg.php (2042 words)

	Paul Marshall on Sharia and Nigeria on National Review Online
		This spread of radical Islam has also led to riots, mob attacks, and vigilantes, producing the largest death toll in Nigeria since the civil war over Biafra in the 1960s.
		If Nigeria's moderate Muslims can call for the rejection of Saudi interference, there is nothing stopping the Nigerian government from doing the same, and little stopping the U.S. government from encouraging it to do so.
		He is author of Islam at the Crossroads and God and the Constitution: Christianity and American Politics.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/marshall200405050847.asp (1082 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Internet service providers in Nigeria, the state of telecommuncations, locate internet / web services by type and country, list of countries with independent regulators, list of countries by number of fixed lines, list of countries by access costs, list of countries by population.
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9534 words)

	The Role of Islam in Nigeria: articles by Sanusi L. Sanusi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Role of Islam in Nigeria: articles by Sanusi L. Sanusi
		“Islam, Probity And Accountability: A Critical Essay in History, Philosophy and Law,” written December 3, 2000.
		“Islam, Christianity and Nigerian Politics: A tribute to Thomas Paine (1737-1809)”
	www.arches.uga.edu /~godlas/sanusi.html (193 words)

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