Religion in Nigeria Explained
Nigeria religion explained: Muslims about 56% and Christians 43% in 2020 estimates, sharia in 12 northern states, key councils and festivals. The post Religion in Nigeria Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Nigeria religion explained: Muslims about 56% and Christians 43% in 2020 estimates, sharia in 12 northern states, key councils and festivals. The post Religion in Nigeria Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.
โSocial backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,โ he said in a statement
Muslims, who form 13.6% of electors on Delhiโs draft roll, made up 20.3% of those flagged for โlogical discrepanciesโ and 30% of those flagged under five reasons indicative of family size by the Election Commissionโs ERONET software; in Bihar, which didnโt have โlogical discrepancyโ checks, Muslims accounted for 18.4% of deleted electors, in line with their 17.7% share in population
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had earlier said that 80% of the Muslims in Nandigram and 60% of the minority population in Rejinagar had voted for the BJP in the bypolls held on October 6
As the prime minister attempts to stave off a far-right challenger, a small minority of Muslims are being targeted.
In Babaleshwar alone, 1,373 Form-7 applications were received on September 22. Of these, 1,363 were filed by just 10 people, seeking deletions largely against Muslim voters outside their own polling stations