Faith leaders and foreign critics clash over Nigeria’s religious violence narrative
Local imams, pastors, and rabbis point to daily examples of coexistence while arguing that Nigeria’s bloodshed stems from terrorism, corruption, and weak institutions rather than a war of faiths.
Students leave an interfaith primary school supported by ChabadAid in Karomajiji, a mixed Christian and Muslim community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. (photo credit: Courtesy Rabbi Mendy Chitrik)ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINEUpdated:
