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Casualties and losses. 62,000 Christian civilians killed since the turn of the 21st century [48][49] Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian - Muslim strife in modern Nigeria, which can be traced back to 1953. Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to establish an Islamic state in ...
The causes of religious intolerance and violence in Nigeria are complex and multifaceted. Some of the factors that contribute to the problem include: Historical grievances: Some religious groups harbor resentment and mistrust towards other groups based on historical events, such as the colonial era, the civil war, and the Sharia crisis. [31]
In 2022, Freedom House rated Nigeria's religious freedom as 1 out of 4. [148] Nigeria is number six on Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List, an annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. [149] In 2022, the country was ranked number seven.
The status of religious freedom in Africa varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
Culture of Nigeria. Irreligion in Nigeria (specifically the "non-religious") was measured at four percent of the population in 2012, with convinced atheists at one percent. [1] As in many parts of Africa, there is a great amount of stigma attached to being an atheist in addition to institutionalized discrimination that leads to treatment as ...
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, [79][80] when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. [54][81] The conflict is taking place within the context of long-standing issues of religious violence between Nigeria 's Muslim and Christian communities, and the ...
Herders (mostly Muslims) Fulani herders. Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria are a series of disputes over arable land resources across Nigeria between the mostly-Muslim Fulani herders and the mostly-Christian non-Fulani farmers. The conflicts have been especially prominent in the Middle Belt (North Central) since the return of democracy in 1999.
Religious intolerance is intolerance of another's religious beliefs, practices, faith or lack thereof. Statements which are contrary to one's religious beliefs do not constitute intolerance. Religious intolerance, rather, occurs when a person or group (e.g., a society, a religious group, a non-religious group) specifically refuses to tolerate ...