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God is Good, Part 2: Field Notes from Nigeria

November 16, 2017Fortune Onyiorah

A series of vignettes from Southern Nigeria by Fortune Onyiorah

God is Good: Religious Expression in Southern Nigeria

October 17, 2017Fortune Onyiorah

A photo essay from Southern Nigeria by Fortune Onyiorah

In the News: Apps, Apologies, Apocalypse and more!

July 15, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

Nigeria: An Ephemeral Peace

July 22, 2013

By Alex Thurston A ceasefire between the Nigerian authorities and Boko Haram in early July brought short-lived hopes for...

To Hajj Without an Escort

October 16, 2012

By Alex Thurston During the week of September 24, Saudi Arabian authorities detained and subsequently deported over 1,000...

African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"

September 25, 2012

by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope...in sub-Saharan Africa, responses...

Are Salafis "Conservative"?

August 21, 2012

by Alex Thurston The media’s use of the term “ultraconservative” is also connected with some Salafis’ support for implementing...

Salafism for Dummies

July 26, 2012

by Alex Thurston Suddenly, Salafism seems to be everywhere: mainstream Salafism, political Salafism, Wahhabist Salafism,

Mass Wedding in Kano

June 11, 2012

by Alex Thurston A recent story from Nigeria, one that touches on both marriage and shari’a, offers the possibility...

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

June 6, 2012

by Alex Thurston Government-run Islamic schools, then, are to be a source of “counter-radicalization” as well as a means...

Nigerian Universities: Islamic Studies in Secular Universities

June 4, 2012

By Alex Thurston Nigeria has around 100 universities, most of them public, and many public and private colleges. Various tertiary...

Feature

Nigeria's Islamiyya Schools: Global Project, Local Target

May 18, 2012

By Alex Thurston This is the fourth post in a series on Islamic education in Northern Nigeria. The first post...

Feature

"Traditional" and Reformist Practices: Advanced Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria

May 15, 2012

This post is the third in a series on Muslim schooling in Northern Nigeria. The first post gave an...

Feature

Northern Nigeria: Qur'anic Schooling and the Almajirai

May 1, 2012

by Alex Thurston This is the second post in a series on Muslim education in Northern Nigeria. Read the first...

Education as Battleground: Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria

April 10, 2012

by Alex Thurston This post is the first of a series on Muslim schooling in Northern Nigeria. Steady acts of violence...

Feature

Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

March 5, 2012

by Alex Thurston In 1999, Nigeria...

Weekly Links: In the World

February 24, 2012

Nora Connor: According to Salon’s Wajahat Ali, the conversion of Oliver Stone’s son Sean to Islam last week prompted...

Feature

Boko Haram in National Perspective

February 15, 2012

By Alex Thurston Violence by Boko Haram,...

The Deathtoll

February 24, 2006

24 February 2006 After the anti-Mohammad-cartoon riots in Nigeria turned into an ugly mob attack by Muslims on Christian communities and...

God is Good, Part 2: Field Notes from Nigeria

God is Good: Religious Expression in Southern Nigeria

In the News: Apps, Apologies, Apocalypse and more!

Nigeria: An Ephemeral Peace

To Hajj Without an Escort

African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"

Are Salafis "Conservative"?

Salafism for Dummies

Mass Wedding in Kano

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

Nigerian Universities: Islamic Studies in Secular Universities

Nigeria's Islamiyya Schools: Global Project, Local Target

"Traditional" and Reformist Practices: Advanced Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria

Northern Nigeria: Qur'anic Schooling and the Almajirai

Education as Battleground: Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria

Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

Weekly Links: In the World

Boko Haram in National Perspective

The Deathtoll

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