Boko haram belongs mainly to the last group though it harbors other dreams. Home topics criminology project topics pdf terrorism and nigerian economy. Providing deeper information on the origin and growth of the sect, it also examines. This book focuses extensively on the boko haram insurgence in nigeria.
Inside nigerias unholy war, mike smith writes with a journalists sense of urgency, and with a deep understanding of the history, regions, economics, religions, and politics of nigeria. The history of boko haram boko haram s origins lie in a group of radical islamist youth who worshipped at the alhaji muhammadu ndimi mosque in maiduguri a decade ago. For the past decade, boko haram has relentlessly terrorized northeastern nigeria. The boko haram doctrine offers an unprecedented collection of essential texts, documents, videos, audio, and nashids martial hymns, translated into english from hausa, arabic and kanuri, tracing the groups origins, history, and evolution. They the subjects of her book, beneath the tamarind tree are the mostly poor girls from, in her words, homes without distinction, kidnapped by the jihadist group boko haram. Soon after the kidnapping, reports surfaced that boko haram may have transferred many of the girls from nigeria to cameroon, chad and as far as central african republics birao region near sudan.
A comprehensive history of one of the worlds deadliest jihadist groups boko haram is one of the. This book argues that boko haram represents the outcome of dynamic. The research analysis revealed that the boko haram insurgency has closely adhered to maos theory of revolutionary. The nickname boko haram was given by local communities to. The book surveys the deep history of the lands south of lake chad, richly documented in archaeology and texts, to show how ancient natural and cultural events can aid in our understanding of boko. As balanced and comprehensive a treatment of boko haram as we are likely to see for many years. The history of boko haram cannot be disentangled from the immense political change nigeria underwent during the 1999 transition to democracy. Boko haram by brandon kendhammer, carmen mccain pdf, ebook. Boko haram s story begins with a preacher named mohammed marwa, born in 1927. Thurston has written the definitive history of boko haram. As someone with a fervent interest in the topic of islamic terrorist groups, id been looking for a book on boko haram that went beyond a cursory analysis of the groups origins, goals, history etc. A very wellresearched book on the religious, economic, political, and social factors that contributed to the rise of boko haram in northeastern nigeria and the neighbouring countries. Examining the boko haram insurgency in northern nigeria and the quest for a permanent resolution of the crisis joseph olukayode akinbi ph.
Smith rapidly covers one millennium of western african history as it relates to nigeria and islam, which is critical to understanding the current. The origins of boko haramand why it matters by audu. After decades of vacillating between periods of military rule and democracy, punctuated by coups, the nigerian fourth republic began as general abdusalami abubakar peacefully handed over power to olusegun obasanjo after democratic elections. The history of an african jihadist movement princeton. Wave of terror and hundreds of articles, book chapters and congressional reports. Forest notes, boko haram is largely a local phenomenon, though one with strategic implications, and must be understood and addressed within its local context and the long standing grievances that motivate terrorist activity. Putting the groups violence in the context of the complex religious and political environment of nigeria and the lake chad region, the book examines how boko haram relates to states, politicians, salafis, sufis, muslim civilians, and christians. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Nation listing entry describes boko haram as an affiliate of alqaeda and also one of the organisations of alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim reuters, 2014. Based on years of research in northern nigeria as well as his knowledge of a vast number of primary sources in both arabic and hausa, thurston is able to.
The name boko haram is a hausa name which only the hausa peoples understood and is a compound name comprised of hausa and arabic. Alexander thurston has written a clear, richly sourced, matteroffact history of boko haram, west africas most notorious terrorist organisation. Boko haram represents the outcome of dynamic, locally grounded interactions between religion and politics p. Most distinctively, it is a social history, one that tells the story of boko harams violence through the journalism, literature, film, and music made by people close to. Deadly terrorism in nigeria by the associated press books to read online. The book closely examines both the behavior and beliefs that are the keys to understanding boko haram. Nigerias battle with boko haram council on foreign. Its editors, two nigerian scholars, reveal how boko haram s leaders manipulate islamic theology for.
The anatomy of a crisis 10 since 2009 boko haram has become a metaphor for insecurity in nigeria after the government launched a clampdown on the group, which resulted in some 800 deaths, mostly of the sect members. Putting the groups violence in the context of the complex religious and political environment of nigeria and the lake chad region, the book examines how boko haram relates to states, politicians, salafis, sufis, muslim civilians, and. The book then examines the basic doctrinal features and characteristics of boko haram waging jihad, prohibiting revealing dresses for women and mixing of genders, rejecting western values and institutions, denouncing scientific inquiry and democracy, hostage taking, sexual exploitation of captives and other aspects of jus ad bellum and jus. Searching for boko haram by maceachern, scott ebook. The story of the boko haram schoolgirls, by a reporter who. History and ideology from 2002 to 2009, boko haram was led by mohammed yusuf, a charismatic imam in northeastern nigerias borno state, who preached that western education is sinful, which in hausa language translates to boko haram boko means book or, more broadly, western education, and haram. Boko haram is a radical islamist movement shaped by its nigerian context and reflecting. He declared that reading any book other than the koran was sinful and a sign of paganism. Boko haram and the islamic states west africa province boko haram emerged in the early 2000s as a small sunni islamic sect in nigeria advocating a strict interpretation and implementation of islamic law, and has evolved since 2009 to become one of the worlds deadliest terrorist groups. Boko haram media war pdf the book which is authored by yushau shuaib, a communication consultant to security agencies in nigeria, provides facts and figures on the accomplishments of security agencies during the tenure of the spymaster. The movement is unique in that it combines a sectarian, radical islamic agenda with violence.
Since 2009 the group has carried out largescale acts of violence. The lands historical narrative stretches back five centuries, with cultural origins that plunge even deeper into the past. Girls captured by boko haram brought into focus in. This included a prohibition on reading the hadiths or sunnah, the doctrinal. The boko haram and nigerian jihadism peace palace library. By weaving a complex tapestry of politics and religion, he explains the peculiarity and potency of one of the worlds most lethal jihadist. John azumah, boko haram in retrospect 2015 islam and christianmuslim relations, 26. Introduction boko haram, a movement claiming to act in the name of is lam, has killed tens of thousands of people in nigeria and the neighboring countries of niger, chad, and cameroon. Books on the islamic state, hezbollah, al qaeda permeate the market but it has been more difficult to locate books of equivalent detail and. There is also a history of muslim sects growing in the cities of northern nigeria.
The term boko haram comes from the hausa word boko figuratively meaning western education, literally from english word book and the arabic word haram figuratively meaning sin or forbidden. On april 14, 2014, boko haram militants kidnapped more than 250 schoolgirls from chibok in nigerias northeastern borno state. It goes into great detail discussing the evolution of the group from a small religious sect into one of the deadliest jihadist terrorist groups in the world. The book helpfully divides boko haram s history into five phases. To understand what led to the abductions one must first look backward, not only at the formation of boko haram itself, but also at the complex history of nigeria, islam in west africa and the deep corruption that has robbed the continents biggest oil producer, largest economy and most populous nation of even basic development, keeping the. Boko haram faction releases book on history and ideology a flag belonging to boko haram flies from a mosque in the retaken town of damasak, nigeria, march 18.
Introduction for some, it may come as a surprise that, in 2014, boko haram was the deadliest terrorist organization in the world. Deadly terrorism in nigeria by the associated press ebook pdf download. The book surveys the deep history of the lands south of lake chad, richly documented in archaeology and texts, to show how ancient natural and cultural events can aid in our understanding of boko haram s present agenda. The hausa applied the term boko to western forms of education so when the term haram is appended to it the intent is. The boko haram reader offers an unprecedented collection of essential texts, documents, videos, audio, and nashids martial hymns, translated into english from hausa, arabic and kanuri, tracing the groups origins, history, and evolution. The history of an african jihadist movement supersedes everything that has been written so far on the development of this enigmatic jihadist movement in northeastern nigeria. Residents in maiduguri dubbed it boko haram instead of book haram. The boko haram insurgency began in 2009, when the jihadist group boko haram started an armed rebellion against the government of nigeria. The history of an african jihadist movement princeton university press 2018, pp. D department of history, adeyemi federal university of education p. Few if any explanations for the rise of this violent insurgent group look beyond its roots in worldwide jihadism and recent political conflicts in central africa. View cnn s fast facts on boko haram and learn more about the militant islamic group based in nigeria, whose purpose is to institute sharia, or islamic law. The book s strength is in its careful attention to the interplay between political events, personal networks and boko haram s strategy and behaviour.
Frequently presented in the western media as a modern islamist uprising in a hostile and remote part of the world, boko. The state of insecurity engendered by boko haram insurgency in nigeria. The history of an african jihadist movement find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Girls captured by boko haram brought into focus in beneath the tamarind tree former cnn journalist isha sesay argues that the nigerian government, the media and the. This is the first book to tell the full story of this west african affiliate of the islamic state, from its. The history of an african jihadist movement on jstor. Brandon kendhammer, bustan alexander thurston has written the definitive history of boko haram. Chief among these has been boko harams escalating war with the nigerian state and civilian vigilantes. Boko haram and the kidnapping of the chibok schoolgirls. According to a september 20 house of representatives homeland security committee report, the aqim boko haram collaboration is a mature relationship that allows boko haram an avenue to advance its capability, and. The threat from boko haram and ansaru the henry jackson society 7 leadership have recently surfaced. Alexander thurston argues that boko haram is a hyperlocal phenomenon and its rise can only be explained by taking into account the. Boko haram and the islamic states west africa province.
The history and development of boko haram insurgents group in north eastern nigeria can be divided into two phase. Boko haram is an islamic sect that believes politics in northern nigeria has been seized by a group of. Boko haram faction releases book on history and ideology. Therefore, this study aims to examine the threat of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security system. To address the boko haram crisis in nigeria, this study looked at maos theory of revolutionary war as a guide to understand the group. The conflict takes place within the context of longstanding issues of religious violence between nigerias muslim and christian communities, and the insurgents ultimate aim is to establish an islamic state. In 2002, an offshoot of this youth group not yet known as boko haram declared the city and the islamic establishment to be intolerably corrupt and irredeemable. While boko haram cant be neatly characterized as an insurgency or terrorist organization, its origins appear rooted in grievances over poor governance and sharp inequality in nigerian society. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national. This is the first book to tell the full story of this west african affiliate of the. The boko haram insurgence in nigeria perspectives from within. Disgruntled by what the sect believes to be political corruption, and powered greatly by their islamist ideology, they started an antigovernment revolt in 2009.
The history of an african jihadist movement princeton studies in. Boko haram, islamic sectarian movement founded in 2002 in northeastern nigeria. Nigerias history of poor governance and extreme poverty in the north. In 2015 the group began calling itself islamic state in west africa.
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