Muslim-Christian Relations in Nigeria

Public event co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Africa Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Nigeria's population is roughly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims, with Muslims dominant in the north and Christians in the south. While in many parts of the country, Muslim-Christian relations are amicable, religious violence has flared in some parts of Nigeria resulting in many casualties. Nigeria's religious leaders are making increasing efforts to improve Muslim-Christian relations and to maintain religious peace.

Sa'ad Abubakar, the recently chosen Sultan of Sokoto, is recognized as the principal leader of Nigeria's Muslim population. He will assess the state of Muslim-Christian relations in Nigeria and the efforts being made to maintain religious peace and harmony. He will also analyze the extent to which so-called religious conflict in Nigeria is actually religious in character.

Speakers

Sa'ad Abubakar
Sultan of Sokoto
David Smock, Moderator
U.S. Institute of Peace

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