Egypt: Father and son stabbed in latest attack on Copts
...They have been traders in alcoholic drinks for more than 30 years. Alcohol is regarded as ‘haram’ (illegal, or forbidden) by Muslims, and those selling or consuming it are looked...
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ICC Prosecutor visits Nigeria to discuss war crimes and crimes against humanity with government
...within the court’s jurisdiction had been carried out, not only by the extremist Islamist group Boko Haram and other groups, but also by the Nigerian Security Forces (NSF) in their...
Afghanistan overtakes N Korea as most dangerous place to live as a Christian
...militants, as well as known jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Mozambique and Cameroon are also in the top 10 for violence, due...
Boko Haram ‘flies flag 2 hours from Abuja’ warned Governor, as Nigerian captive teen turns 18
...West Africa Province (ISWAP). Nigerian Leah is the girl who defied one of the most globally well-known terrorist groups, a splinter group of Boko Haram. The then-14 year old was...
‘Bring back our 112 Chibok girls – now and alive!’ Demands for closure and disclosure 7 years on
...200 miles north of Chibok, on the border with neighbouring Niger – this time by the Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP), which has splintered away from Boko Haram. Other...
COVID-19 exacerbates discrimination against minority Christians globally
...for violence (as in previous years), due mainly to armed Fulani herdsmen laying waste to several hundred Christian villages, as well as to Boko Haram and a range of criminal...
Church surveillance, COVID-19 controls affect China’s Christians – 1 of 5 global trends
...splintered[3]. However, the leader of Nigeria-based Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, continues to build synergies between its factions, extremist Fulani militants and criminal gangs, exploiting failures of governance across northern Nigeria....
“Why don’t these black lives matter?”
...(as if they didn’t every other day of the year). In Nigeria, terrorist-designated group Boko Haram alone has killed 27,000 people over the past 10 years, based on its extreme...
Boko Haram has killed more than Islamic State in Iraq and Syria combined
...– killed by Boko Haram over the same period. (Boko Haram mainly started using violence from 2009 onwards). In addition to Boko Haram, “Fulani militias in central Nigeria are also...
“Incessant killing more dangerous than Coronavirus”: report on Nigeria to UK Parliament
...much less well known internationally than the 10 year long Boko Haram insurgency which has claimed over 30,000 lives (112 Chibok girls are still ‘missing’ after 6 years) and now...