May (Web-only) 2004

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Perhaps nowhere in the world has Muslim/Christian tension cost so many lives. Thousands have been killed in recent years, and attacks have heated up again. Some say that Muslims retaliating for Christian attacks have killed 3,000 Christians.

Here is Christianity Today's most recent coverage along with past articles on the continuing violence in the country.

Weblog: 3,000 Christians Killed in Kano Attacks, Group Says | Nigeria death toll much higher than previous claims
By Ted Olsen | posted May 21, 2004

Pastors Killed, Churches Burned | New wave of violence begins in Nigeria.
By Richard Nyberg | May 17, 2004

Weblog: Nigerian Christians Say Nearly 600 Killed In This Week's Riots | A situation in desperate need of hard reporting.
By Ted Olsen | May 14, 2004

Weblog: Fresh Fighting in Nigeria—Death Estimates Now Over 1,000 | As Muslim prayers ended today in Kano, Nigeria, more violence erupted in the city that officials thought they had largely under control.
by Ted Olsen with Rob Moll | May 14, 2004

Weblog: Eye-for-Eye Religious Violence Blinds Nigeria | Muslims retaliate against retaliatory attack, leaving many casualties.
by Ted Olsen | May 11, 2004

Weblog: Nigerian Christians Attack Muslims, Kill Dozens | Reports estimate that between 67 and 300 are dead after Christian ethnic Taroks attacked Muslim cattle-herders in the town of Yelwa in central Nigeria's Plateau State.
by Rob Moll | May 05, 2004

More information from our Nigeria page includes:

Sub-Saharan Powder Keg | What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
By Jeff M. Sellers | Feb. 05, 2003

Violence-Weary Muslims and Christians Talk Peace in Nigeria | Shari'ah law divides leaders.
Ecumenical News International | Nov. 04, 2002

'A Blast of Hell' | 500,000 people ...