Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784535532 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Meticulously reported" -The New York Review of Books"Perceptive and fair-mindedeminently readable" -The Telegraph
Along the way it questions whether there can be any end to the violence and the ways in which this might be achieved. An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world. Yet they remain a mysteriousalmost unknowableorganisation. Through exhaustive on-the-ground reporting, M.J. It journeys through the sleaze and corruption that has robbed Africa's biggest oil producer of its potential, making it such fertile ground for extremism. Smith takes readers inside th
"Loco Boko" according to Philip Bailey. When the name Goodluck Jonathan appeared I had a mental smile. Finally a name I recognized and could pronounce. That was my one and only smile, mental or otherwise. A look at the terrorist group Boko Haram. I have long pondered how a ragtag group of terrorists managed to grow and increasingly run rampant committing ever more daring and deadly atrocities. Already there exists an imitation of if not an actual link to ISIS and almost surely cooperation with Al-Quaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) as well as possibly Al-Shabab. Although claiming to be in the name of religion these terrorists groups go against all. Intriguing but cruel Gordon Islam has been well established in northern Nigeria for over two centuries; its initial leader, Muhammad Yusuf, has helped to firmly imbed radical and terroristic Islam there recently with the advent of Boko Haram. Roughly speaking the meaning of Boko Harum translates in English to “western education is forbidden”.Boko Haram attained notoriety with the kidnapping of 300 female boarding school students but even before then, this terrorist organization was brutally attacking police stations and other government institutions with impunity. They continue to capture international headlines and have ple. Ok on history, a little too much on the media events C P Slayton Access to information, especially in a war zone, is difficult to obtain. Mike Smith is a journalist and off and on, he was able to gain access to Boko Haram zones of influence and personalities surrounding the conflict.I give Mike Smith credit for developing the historical influences leading up to the Boko Haram context. The first half of the book describes Uthman don Fodio's jihad of the early 19th century which eventually led to the Sokoto Caliphate; stretching from North West Nigeria to Northern Cameroon. The journalist then introduces Lord Lugard, the British colonial appointee charged with building conne