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  Faith-inspired initiatives to tackle the social determinants of child marriage

  Taylor and Francis Group, 2015

  Tackling the issue of child marriage requires recognition of a number of economic, structural, and social factors such as the need to support many children, a lack of educational opportunities for girls, and powerful traditions and social norms enforced by families and communities.
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  Beyond Boko Haram: fundamentalism in Nigeria

  New Humanist, 2016

  Writing in the New Humanist, Nigerian human rights activist and author Chitra Nagarajan raises the issue of the rising level of strict religious interpretation in Nigeria, and asks whether anything can be done to effectively combat the subsequent negative impacts on women, girls, and vulnerable groups.
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  Nigeria: fractured and forgotten: discrimination and violence along religious fault-lines,

  21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, 2016

  If immediate action is not taken, religious minorities in northern Nigeria will continue to face policies and practices that seek to remove their very presence, while the violence of Boko Haram and Fulani militants will further compound one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
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  Preventing violent extremism through inclusive development and the promotion of tolerance and respect for diversity

  United Nations Development Programme, 2016

  In recent years, new waves of violent extremism based on religious, ethnic or political grounds have taken the lives of many innocent people. Extremist ideologies glorify the supremacy of a particular group, while opposing the idea of a tolerant and inclusive society.
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  Gender exclusion: a study of Oro cult among Awori of Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

  The Journal of International Social Research, 2015

  Oro is the name of an extra-judicial resource that is used by the Yoruba people of south west Nigeria for ensuring peace. Hailing from pre-colonial times and re-emerging 56 years ago, Oro cult members once controlled administration of the land, and presently represent a potent device of social control in their various communities.
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  Purdah: a religious practice or an instrument of exclusion, seclusion, and isolation of women in a typical Islamic setting of Northern Nigeria

  American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2014

  Purdah is a highly controversial subject, and includes many different interpretations and definitions from scholars and experts around the world. Purdah falls into two inter-woven categories. On one side is the requirement for women to cover their bodies and conceal their form. The other side is physical segregation, involving the isolation of the sexes e.g.
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  From vulnerability to empowerment: faith-based aid organizations, secular aid organizations and the well-being of rural widows in Abia State, Nigeria.

  University of Leicester, 2016

  Widows in Nigeria, particularly in rural areas, can often be subject to discrimination, retribution, and exploitation. In efforts to overcome the impact of this harmful cultural practice, humanitarian aid organisations and development initiatives have begun to focus on the empowerment of rural widows.
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  Plan of action for religious leaders from Africa to prevent incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes

  United Nations [UN] Peacekeeping Operations, 2015

  The protection of populations and prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, while primarily the responsibility of nation states, is a multi-layered and complex task requiring the contribution of a multitude of societal actors.
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  Overcoming cultural, traditional and religious beliefs and practices in understanding and combating domestic violence in Nigeria

  International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2015

  In 2012, a study in Nigeria showed that 64.4% of married women and 50.4% of unmarried women expressed consent for wife beating, such is the prevalence and normalisation of domestic abuse in the country.
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  Consequences of Boko Haram terrorism on women in Northern Nigeria

  Applied Research Journal, 2015

  Throughout the 20th century, terrorism was largely limited to regional and national boundaries, and predominantly based on revolutionary nationalism in the fight against colonial powers.

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