Violation of Human Rights in Nigeria

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The following work is a documentation of current events, and human rights violations in the West-African country of Nigeria. Following the movements of a terrorist sect by the name of Boko Haram, and traveling through the history of several African cultures, revealing the histories of sexual discrimination. As well as a sometimes violent history of religious conflicts throughout the country, between the Christian faith and that of the Muslim.
In 2009 there was a rising of a terrorist group in the country, by the name of Boko Haram, when translated the name means "Western education is sacrilege". The group has been found to have connections to Al-Qaida, one of the largest terrorist networks in the world, and probably the most heard of network, since the beginning of Boko Haram it has been receiving aid, and training by Al-Qaida members. Many Nigerians have made the long journey to Al-Qaida home bases to accept this training, and return to the country as bombers, trained to incorporate neo-salafism, and jihad into the minds of other members of Boko Haram. Leader of worldwide terror of Al-Qaida that goes by the name of Abdel Malek Drouqdal has stated publicly that they shall continue to provide weapons and training to Boko Haram to "defend Muslims in Nigeria and stop the advance of a minority of Crusaders". Along with one goal being to expand the presence of Jihad in the Sub-Saharan region of Western Africa and that it shall open a wider variety of opportunities for the terrorist groups placed in the regions. But these goals are impossible without gaining leverage over the entire country of Nigeria, without the countries influence in the region, it can never be achieved. But in January of 2010 a man by the name of Imam Abubakar She...

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