Chapter 2 Protest movement in Nigeria In democracy‚ having a wide spread number of people tell the government that they do not like its practices could herald to protest movements. As thus‚ it is a very effective way of getting changes made and raising or revisiting issues. History of protest movement During the 19th and early 20th century‚ Nigerians sought and found ways to oppose the foreign rule. As the middle classes and the working classes became more educated‚ there came with it‚ the desire
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Terrorism It is described variously as both tactic and strategy; a crime and a holy duty; a justified reaction to oppression and an inexcusable abomination. Has been an effective tactic of the weaker side in a conflict. United Nations defined terrorism on 1992‚ it is ‘an anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action‚ employed by (semi-) clandestine individual‚ group or state actors‚ for idiosyncratic‚ criminal or political reasons‚ whereby - in contrast to assassination - the direct targets
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people organized by God to do his work for him (Vonnegut 2)‚ and granfalloon‚ a false karass (91). Kurt Vonnegut uses the Bokononist’s religious scripture‚ The Books of Bokonon‚ to satirize all other holy scriptures. He also uses a Bokononist ritual‚ boko-maru‚ to mock other spiritual rituals and ceremonies. Finally‚ Vonnegut uses the apocalyptic ending of Cat’s Cradle to scoff at many religions’ beliefs in what will happen when the world ends. In Kurt Vonnegut’s science fiction novel Cat’s Cradle
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They are extremely vulnerable. They are extraordinarily malleable. Undeniably‚ the youth of this world are commonly considered the most impressionable demographic. During this stage of life‚ adolescents are forming their own identity‚ becoming increasingly aware of the social‚ political‚ and religious world around them. It is a very impressionable stage of life. Due to their susceptibility‚ adolescents are often drawn to radical ideas‚ which grab their attention. These youths are typically impatient
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Which religion is more violent in history: Christianity or Islam? A Jewish–American author by the name of Isaac Bashevis Singer gave a quote which says; “Doubt is part of all religion‚ all religious thinkers were doubters”. Religion has always been very controversial in within society as there were always theories that were not proven as fact‚ problematic agendas within the various religions. The world most violent problems have everyone from politicians to ordinary citizen to simplistically
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halal and which is not‚ they should avoid‚ if they not follow‚ will consider as haram. The source of food is easy to differentiate the foods is halal or haram. Halal food products such as plants‚ land animals‚ aquatic animals that not poisonous and hazardous to people. Haram food products such alcohol‚ pork products or contain pork‚ blood and blood by product. Besides that‚ the major difference between halal and haram is the way of slaughtering the animals. According to Quran‚ the animals have to
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music‚ therefore it is allowed (Halal) or forbidden (Haram). Because music is something that does exist in this world and God has not left us without guidance in such matters. Since there is no explicit information about music in the Quran‚ people keep questioning if music is allowed in Islam or not. Therefore‚ the goal of this article is
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Many world economies have manifested distress signs commonly associated with failed states. Identify these signs and explain their implication on the desired National integration and the future. ------------------------------------------------- DISTRESS FACTORS/SIGNS OF A FAILING STATE (AS INDICATED IN THE NIGERIAN SYSTEM) Introduction According to a popular writer of the mid 200s‚ he describes the reasons why States fail when he said‚ “States fail because they
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to local Islamic fundamentalists who started what they believed in their interpretation was a "Jihad". Today the local news in my country is filled with reporting of daily killings of innocent and unarmed people by the terrorist group known as "Boko-Haram". They have killed so many people‚ including Muslims as well. I began to look at the situation from a different perspective in light of that. I began to wonder why any Muslim would kill another Muslim if they both shared the same faith. Much similar
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“AN OILY AFFAIR” EXAMINING THE LEGALITY OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY PROGRAMME By Christopher O. Ogundare (ESQ)( [pic] The Niger Delta Region showing Ondo‚ Edo‚ Delta‚ Rivers‚ Bayelsa‚ Cross River and Akwa Ibom States and and contiguous South Eastern Region (Owerri‚ Aba‚ Umuahia‚ and Onitsha) INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta crisis traces its origins to the perceived injustices which its propagators felt was meted out on the Niger Delta region‚ born out of the discovery of
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