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25-04-2014, 02:50 PM
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Scores of Nigerians are living that horrific reality after 230 schoolgirls were abducted, allegedly by Boko Haram, under the cover of darkness on April 16. Of the hundreds of girls herded into vehicles, only 43 have escaped.
And as their parents wait and hope, the government is grappling with an Islamist terror group that has gotten more brazen.
So has its abductions of women and girls in northern Nigeria, the region most affected by the insurgency.
Why does Boko Haram kidnap girls?
The Islamist militants' name translates to "Western education is a sin" in the local language.
The group especially opposes the education of women. Under its version of Sharia law, women should be at home raising children and looking after their husbands, not at school learning to read and write.
It has repeatedly targeted places of learning in deadly attacks that have highlighted its fundamental philosophy against education.
The spate of kidnappings began in May 2013 when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced in a video that this was part of its latest bloody campaign. The kidnappings, he said, were retaliation for Nigerian security forces nabbing the wives and children of group members.
Those kidnapped, he said, would begin a new life as a "servant."
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?180263-why-islam-is-a-cursed-religion&goto=newpost).
Scores of Nigerians are living that horrific reality after 230 schoolgirls were abducted, allegedly by Boko Haram, under the cover of darkness on April 16. Of the hundreds of girls herded into vehicles, only 43 have escaped.
And as their parents wait and hope, the government is grappling with an Islamist terror group that has gotten more brazen.
So has its abductions of women and girls in northern Nigeria, the region most affected by the insurgency.
Why does Boko Haram kidnap girls?
The Islamist militants' name translates to "Western education is a sin" in the local language.
The group especially opposes the education of women. Under its version of Sharia law, women should be at home raising children and looking after their husbands, not at school learning to read and write.
It has repeatedly targeted places of learning in deadly attacks that have highlighted its fundamental philosophy against education.
The spate of kidnappings began in May 2013 when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced in a video that this was part of its latest bloody campaign. The kidnappings, he said, were retaliation for Nigerian security forces nabbing the wives and children of group members.
Those kidnapped, he said, would begin a new life as a "servant."
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?180263-why-islam-is-a-cursed-religion&goto=newpost).