displaced from their homes. The answer is a religious conflict that has been developing in Sudan for hundreds of years. The root causes of religious conflict in Sudan between the Muslim North and Christian South stem from primarily political sources‚ including historical favoritism to northern Sudanese areas‚ unequal political representation‚ and governmental oppression and marginalization of certain religious groups. For thousands of years‚ these causes have created boundaries that are ingrained
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Just last month‚ a major summit was held at the United Nations headquarters to review the progress made by countries on the Millennium Development Goals MDGs‚ especially in view of the fact that 10 of the 15 years target set by the world body for attaining the target have just reeled by with the attendant skepticisms as to whether it is indeed realizable. 10 years after this noble initiative to improve the lot of mankind‚ the debate has continued on whether these impoverished countries‚ the primary
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CURBING CYBERCRIME IN NIGERIA. Seven years ago‚ back in my secondary school‚ we were invited for an annual debate: internet has done more harm than good‚ argue for or against‚ I wondered how in the world our rivals were going to yank purpose at this theme‚ this one sided coin. It was improbable and we were the only victors I could see. There was hardly any blemish to the internet; it was the best thing you can imagine. Bringing the world to the very doorstep of everyone amidst a host of all
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Period of unrest By Ronnie Palachuk In the movie Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry‚ choosing what direction to go in life is never easy‚ the struggles you face and sacrifices being made you can overcome and succeed over everything else. With the miners’ strike and Billy switching from what his father wants and what he wants‚ creates turmoil not only for himself but his family as well…in the end creates a world that gives him clarity and definition. The plot focuses on Billy‚ the younger son
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future leaders see change as a thing that cannot be attainable‚ because they are leaders of procedures and will allow themselves to be mentally enslaved. And this can be traceable to what the “colonial interlopers” did before the independence of Nigeria in 1960. To enslave us mentally and to make us believe that nothing good can ever come from Africa. And that change cannot be associated with our future leaders for change has become an illusion. Just as Heraclitus of the ancient period of philosophy
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it proud because your wedding day is the only day you can wow everybody with that headdress! STAGES / SIGNIFICANCE OF MARRIAGE CEREMONY In Nigeria‚ there are 3 types of weddings: Traditional‚ Church (white) and Court weddings. Of the 3‚ the first 2 are the most observed types of weddings. Court weddings are usually observed for legal reasons. In Nigeria‚ the traditional wedding is the wedding that was celebrated and observed before the arrival of the Europeans. It was and still is observed in
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Religion 100‚ Paper #1‚ Who I have become today We may all be different people‚ but we each have a religion we belong to which describes who we are and who we will become. My name is Maritza Lopez-Portillo and I will be telling you my personal experience and what brought me to where I am now due to my religion. Throughout my life I have always been a Catholic‚ but never took much meaning of it into my life‚ till I was in my junior year of high school. Growing up I was always a Catholic and I
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Business Ethics and Personal Values‚ Phil 485 Ancient Religious Traditions Rich Grogoza‚ Team Leader Brenda Henley Macy Overby Juanita Simmons‚ Co-Team Leader Amber Keefe Introduction to Islam/Nature of the universe and humankind. Islam is said to be a religion of peace. “Islam does not presuppose any inherent wickedness of human nature. Any negative representation of man’s basic nature as a source of evil and wickedness is clearly rejected.” (http://www.science-islam.net/article.php3
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Social Science Vol. 1 No. 15 [Special Issue – October 2011] ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CHURCH PROLIFERATION: THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AS A CASE STUDY IBIYINKA OLUSOLA ADESANYA‚ PhD DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI ADO-EKITI‚ EKITI STATE NIGERIA Abstract The environmental effects of proliferation of churches continued to be a major concern to all and particularly those in the mainstream of environmental protection. So disturbing has it become that
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CHALLENGES OF MEDIA WOMEN IN NIGERIA By ANIMASHAUN Rofiah‚ Olateju IFRA- Research Fellow‚ Peace and Conflict Studies Programme‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. rofiatanimashaun@yahoo.com[->0] +234-8038-8166-28 +234-8051-3756-70 Abstract Recent survey shows that the number of women
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