Muslims of Nigeria pray for kidnapped girls as Boko Haram's activities are not Islamic
- 10 years ago
The Boko Haram Terrorists Are Not ‘Islamic’. The Nigerian terrorist group that kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls has nothing to do with Islam, and it’s grotesquely irresponsible of the media to suggest it does.
Attention members of the media: Kindly stop referring to the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram as “Islamic terrorists,” “Islamists” or anything else involving the word “Islam.” The despicable acts taken by this militant group—from kidnapping schoolgirls to slaughtering people at churches and mosques—have absolutely nothing to do with Islam. In fact, as one well-known Imam told to Dean Obeidallah, the claim by Boko Haram’s leader that its actions are based on Islamic principles is “blasphemy” of the worst kind.
US deploys surveillance aircraft to hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls. The UK, the US, France and China already have teams helping on the ground in Nigeria. An Israeli counter-terrorism team is also on its way.
Attention members of the media: Kindly stop referring to the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram as “Islamic terrorists,” “Islamists” or anything else involving the word “Islam.” The despicable acts taken by this militant group—from kidnapping schoolgirls to slaughtering people at churches and mosques—have absolutely nothing to do with Islam. In fact, as one well-known Imam told to Dean Obeidallah, the claim by Boko Haram’s leader that its actions are based on Islamic principles is “blasphemy” of the worst kind.
US deploys surveillance aircraft to hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls. The UK, the US, France and China already have teams helping on the ground in Nigeria. An Israeli counter-terrorism team is also on its way.