Persecution of Christians in Nigeria - Violence and crimes due to religious intolerance

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Christianity is a major religion in Nigeria. According to a 2011 Pew study, Christians form the majority of the nation, making 50.8% of the population. Christians are dominant in the southern and central region in Nigeria. Nigeria has the largest Christian population compared to any country with Christians in Africa with more than 70 million persons in Nigeria belonging to the church with various denominations. Since the introduction of Sharia penal law in some of the Northern states, violence towards Non-Muslims has increased significantly. The relationship between Christians and Muslims has been strained and the killings of Christians have been widespread since at least 1999...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9786130145767
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14576-7
• No. of pages: 120
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous