Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 13, 2015
It seems the 17 dead Parisians are worth more in the mass media's eyes than the estimated 2,000 people killed in the town of Baga, Nigeria, by the terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 29, 2014
The most important mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, came under attack Friday, just as worshipers were gathering to pray. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 14, 2014
Although an international campaign drawing attention to the hundreds of kidnapped girls this past April under the social media banner of #BringBackOurGirls has gathered serious momentum, little attention has been paid to the conditions that have nurtured a group like Boko Haram.Although an international campaign drawing attention to the hundreds of kidnapped girls this past April has gathered serious momentum, little attention has been paid to the conditions that have nurtured a group like Boko Haram. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 5, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry warned that a Nigerian offensive to go after Boko Haram and attempt to free 219 kidnapped schoolgirls “could be very risky.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 31, 2014
Tragically, 25-year-old Farzana Parveen's slaying is one of many cases in which women have been brutalized recently in South Asia, the U.S. and beyond. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 27, 2014
The chief of Nigeria's defense staff was quoted by state media saying hundreds of missing girls kidnapped by Islamist militants have been found, but force is not an option for their rescue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Susan Zakin / TruthdigMay 25, 2014
"The abduction of the girls is, of course, an extremely grave crime," journalist Corinne Dufka says. "But to focus exclusively on the girls lacks an appreciation of the wide and systematic crimes committed by Boko Haram in recent years, and also by the Nigerian army since the state of emergency was declared almost a year ago.""To focus exclusively on the girls lacks an appreciation of the wide and systematic crimes committed" in recent years, journalist Corinne Dufka says. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 22, 2014
The Fox News commentators who say that the Muslim world is not doing enough to police its own extremist movements don’t actually seem to be reading the news. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2014
The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever, two car bombings in the city of Jos, with the militant group the main suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2014
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday canceled a visit to the hometown of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants, provoking fresh criticism of his handling of the crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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