Describing the situation in Nigeria as a holy war is totally dishonest.
The present problems date back to it being granted Independence in 1960, exacerbated by the end of the Cold War - it is a dispute for territory and political control - not an Islamic holy war, as our resident Islamophobes claim.
Not to say that Islamists aren't involved or aren't committing atrocities - but it has nothing to do with being a Muslim.
Why do you turdules - especially those maggots who describe themselves 'Christian' but represent paganism at its worst, turn a human tragedy into an attack on someone else's religion?
Jim Carroll
Culturally, Nigeria is a multitribal system in which every tribe wants to excel or suppress the other, so they are not on the same level playgrounds. Every person in politics is regionalized and people are capitalizing on that. Once leadership is zoned in the country, one cannot expect to get the best, but Nigerians are trying to live with what they presently have. There are more than 300 different tribal groups in Nigeria, all of which belong to the political definition "Nigerian" but are distinct from one another in terms of cultural practices. Added to this are economic disparities among the various groups, as well as potential for conflict on religious grounds, especially between the long-established Muslim population and the rapidly growing Christian sector.
THE PRESENT NIGERIAN CONFLICT