In the past two decades, religious extremism and its consequences have assumed a wide-reaching dimension in Nigeria. Although this trend has been the object of many studies in recent years, much of the efforts have been spent on understanding the role of structural factors in relation to the crisis. While not downplaying the importance of structural factors to the issue, this study focuses on jihad discourse and its implications on religious extremism in northern Nigeria. The data obtained and analyzed show that the ways in which the clerics interpreted certain religious texts about jihad appeal to teeming Muslim youth thereby making them potential recruits for violent religious groups even though the speakers are not known as members of such groups. It is suggested that Nigerian government need to put in place mechanisms that could be used to regulate the language and content of religious sermons without trampling upon the fundamental human right of the religious faithful.
Ahmed, U. (2021). Jihad Discourse and its Implications on Violent Religious Extremism in Northern Nigeria. Society and Culture in the Muslim World, (), -. doi: 10.22054/scmw.2021.60763.1034
MLA
Umar Ahmed. "Jihad Discourse and its Implications on Violent Religious Extremism in Northern Nigeria", Society and Culture in the Muslim World, , , 2021, -. doi: 10.22054/scmw.2021.60763.1034
HARVARD
Ahmed, U. (2021). 'Jihad Discourse and its Implications on Violent Religious Extremism in Northern Nigeria', Society and Culture in the Muslim World, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22054/scmw.2021.60763.1034
VANCOUVER
Ahmed, U. Jihad Discourse and its Implications on Violent Religious Extremism in Northern Nigeria. Society and Culture in the Muslim World, 2021; (): -. doi: 10.22054/scmw.2021.60763.1034
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