Abstract

Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Nigeria has been the part of the history for quite some time now. This paper intends to decipher the factors related to the Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Nigeria form various perspectives in order to develop a sound understanding of the subjectTable of Contents

Abstracti

Introduction1

History of Conflict3

Religious Affiliation6

Methodology7

Rationale for chosen design7

Search Strategy8

Data Extraction strategy8

Consideration of Ethics9

Data Analysis9

Hypothesis10

Significance of Study10

Subdivisions of Religious Factions10

Sharia Law12

Freedom of Media14

The Secular State15

Religious based Militancy16

Conclusion17

Thesis Reworded18

Recommendations19

Works Cited20

Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Nigeria

Introduction

The Nok people were the first residents in Nigeria in 500 BC. After them Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri moved towards this state. It was under the domination of Kanem from late 11th century to 14th century. In the beginning of 19th century this territory was under regime of Fulani, till Britisher's took the possession in 1851.Officially it became Nigerian state in 1914. On 1st October 1960, Nigerian Federation got full independence. The national government was extremely powerful in taking decision regarding monetary and fiscal policy, international relations and in regard to defense. In 1988, Nigerian's population policy was implemented. This policy was highly effective in restricting the high rate of country's fertility. The federal Republic of Nigeria consists of thirty six states and Abuja (Federal Capital Territory).

As several religions are spread within Nigeria, all of the religions follow different beliefs, values, norms and culture. Together they tend to form the overall culture of Nigeria. This country owns a lot of diversity in culture. It's ethnic and religious diversity is reflected in an inclusive view of Nigeria. Before the invasion of Britain in 1903, Nigeria owned a rich diversity in culture and political intricacy. In earlier time in the 15th century, Yoruba speaking peoples from the southwest part were being the reason of diverse cultures of metal working, emphasis on development of city and technical innovation was prevailing among them. Hausa speaking Muslims were famous for their work on superior quality fabric, producing craft, trading internationally and as Islamic learning centers.

Nigeria is also considered as ever changing and vibrant, in spite of owning some of the antique cities and diverse traditions in culture. Dynamic artistic cultures, globally known publishing industry, highly unique music, and famous theatre ritual are some of the obvious feature of the country's diverse culture (Toyin & Matthew, p.222). Rich cultural tradition is highly recognizable being one most important in explaining diverse and national culture of Nigeria. It owns enormous diversity in culture, it has been predicted that around 250 dissimilar languages are being spoken throughout the country, but English is considered the main and official language. Nigerian government are proclaiming to preserve and to prevent its cultural heritage from being more in pathetic conditions. Several museums and libraries are allowing country's culture to be worldly recognizable, some of the federally owned and some of the locally owned agencies have done a lot of work and carried out research, restoration and preservation of its unique diverse culture.

There is still need to establish proper documents on cultural heritage and doing appropriate work for cultural ...