THE LEGAL MURDER OF GEORGE STINNEY

In a South Carolina prison on June 16, 1944, guards walked a 14-year-old Black boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. He used the bible as a booster seat. At 5′ 1″ and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled,…

How Injustices Spurs Boko Haram By Ayisha Osori

“It is hard to envisage an end to Boko Haram violence while government forces employ violence with impunity.” Zenn & Pearson With each passing day of horror in Nigeria, as terror on citizens escalates and the body count mounts, it is becoming increasingly clear that injustice and the disregard which characterizes our relationship with rule…

Press Release: No More Pretensions, the Nigerian State is waging a war on Islam and Muslims.

Text of a Press Conference by the Supreme Council For Sharia in Nigeria on Sunday, 1st December, 2013: No More Pretensions, the Nigerian State is waging a war on Islam and Muslims Gentlemen of the Press, I welcome you all to this Press Conference on a very important and weighty issue on the serious concerns…

War on Terror: Implications for Nigeria Muslims

Have you met Dr. Muhammad Nazeef Yunus? He is an Islamic scholar who doubles as an assistant lecturer in Kogi State University, teaching Arabic and Islamic studies. He is the latest victim of SSS trumped up charges. The people at DSS are accusing him of recruiting and coordinating a Boko Haram “terror cell” in Kogi…