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VOLUME 7:

Even more so than in some earlier volumes, here you will hear the voice of Nigerian Christians under duress and pressure from their Muslim compatriots. Their voice is loud and clear – usually reasonable, given their perspective on the situation. It is reasonable when seen in the context of Muslim domineering attitudes. It is sometimes wrong when it is mislead by the semi-secular perspective that dominates the Christian community.

Why prefer secular to Muslim law? And what is the relation between Christian, Muslim and secular law? The Christian attitude is based less on principle than on many years of bitter experience – and a degree of ignorance inherited from their dualistic missionaries. The question is also which Islam is the culprit? Orthodox or folk Islam? Islam or Muslims?

But the arguments in Vol. 6 for Muslim law seems just as powerful, right and reasonable. So, what gives?

Volumes 6 and 7 shed light on these two contradictory but apparently reasonable quests. These two quests together form a case study of Christian-Muslim struggles for leadership and dominance.

These volumes also shed light on the question why Nigerians do not simply adopt an attitude of live and let live. Here the Achilles' heel of multiculturalism and multi-religion is exposed. Political correctness, their silent ally, in its efforts to sweep it all under the carpet, has only prolonged the bloodshed. And yet we cannot solve the problems without either "multi." The solution lies not in doing away with them but in redefining them from the Kuyperian perspective.

PREFACE—p. 15

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTION—p. 23

Chapter 2—NATURE OF SHARIA—p. 37

• Introduction
• Accusations of Ignorance, Prejudice and Intolerance
• Incompetence and Corruption
• Sharia Is Against Secularism
• Sharia Is Backward
• Wholism, Theocracy and Totalitarianism
• State Religion and Islamic State
• Traditional Place of Christians under Sharia
• Actual Experience of Christians with Sharia
• Closing Comments

Chapter 3—SHARIA AND OTHER LEGAL SYSTEMS—p. 65

• Relation to Common Law
• Christian Background to Common Law
• Penal Code Sufficiency
• Canon Law
• Legal Pluralism
• A Concluding Promise

Chapter 4—MISCELLANEOUS CHRISTIAN OBJECTIONS AND PROBLEMS—p. 93

• Introduction
• Sharia Part of the Grand Plan
• Constitutional Assemblies
• Politics, Manipulation, Economics, Religion
• Promises and Breaches
• Muslims Not Practicing Sharia
• Sharia and Violence
• Oppression
• Church Buildings
• Class and Implementation
• Women Affairs
• Alcohol and Business
• Evangelism, Conversion, Apostasy, Persecution
• Just Plain Violence
• Marginalization
• Core North Indigenous Christians: Hausa-Fulani and Kanuri (Maguzawa)
• Developments in Selected States
• Zamfara State
• Kano State
• Bauchi State
• Concluding Comment and Question

Chapter 5—CHRISTIANS AND GOVERNMENT—p. 193

• Pre-Zamfara Tensions
• Sharia Tension to Break up Nigeria
• Buhari-Babangida Constitutional Stunt
• Babangida Interference
• Federal Government Denial: No Sharia
• Influence of Ulama
• The Abacha Days
• Role of the Media
• New Nigerian
• Electronic Media
• The Post-Zamfara Years
• Federal Government Reactions to Sharia
• Obasnajo: Fumbling or Shrewd Ambivalence?
• Other Federal Officials
• The Banning of Hisbah
• Christian Reactions to the Federal Government
• Christian Reactions to Sharia State Governments
• Sharia Governments’ Support for Islam
• Female Dress Code
• Sharia versus Sharia Governor
• Foreign Support
• Hypocrisy and Trickery among Sharia Supporters
• Miscellaneous Christian Reations
• Closing Remarks

Chapter 6—WILSON SABIYA: A PRE-ZAMFARA HERO—p. 235

• Document 1 – The Draft Constitution
• Christianity and the National Life
• Government Favours Islam
• Sharia and the Rights of Non-Muslims
• Muslims Regard Nigeria an Islamic State
• Only Muslims Qualify for Executive Offices
• Document 2 – The Constituent Assembly and the Sharia Controversy
• Three Approaches
• The Sharia Advocates
• The Secularists
• The Compromisers
• The Grand Plan
• The Constituent Assembly to Remove the Injustices
• Pilgrimage Arrangements
• The Sharia Court of Appeal: An Insult to the Judiciary
• Concluding Comments
• Document 3 – The Relevance of Dialogue in Nigeria

Chapter 7—YUSUFU TURAKI: A VOICE AGAINST MUSLIM INTERNAL COLONIALISM—p. 285

• Introduction
• Document 1 – Government Involvement…Endangers…Stability of Nigeria
• Introduction
• Constitutionality of Sharia
• Sharia for Muslims Only?
• Sharia Fights Immorality, Corruption and Irreligion
• Application of Sharia on Nigerian Muslims
• The Test Case of Zamfara’s Experiment
• The Islamic Nature of Zamfara’s Experiment
• Document 2 – Memo to…Commission of Inquiry into Religious Riots in Kaduna
• Introduction
• The Plight and Provocation of Christians of Northern Origin (CNOs)
• Discriminatory and Religious Practices against CNOs….
• History of Sharia
• The Application of Sharia Tramples on Christian Rights
• A Brief History of Sharia in Northern Nigeria
• Educational Reforms
• Religious Tolerance
• Sharia
• Recommendations

NOTE: The promise under this heading in the book that these recommendations will be found in Volume 8 has not yet been realized. It was to have been Volume 8, Part I, but at this point, due to time and economic constraints, Part I have not yet been published. I will try to either publish it as an e-book or these recommendations may appear on this Islamica page. For e-book version of this entire series, please go to < www.lulu.com > and search for
< jan h boer >. The e-book version is free of charge to you with my compliments.

Chapter 8—PLATEAU STATE AND COCIN CHURCH—p. 335

• Introduction
• President Lar on Sharia
• Latent Hostility and Political Correctness on the Plateau
• Justin La-Nibetle – An Awareness Builder
• The Explosion of Reality
• Plateau Christians against President Obasanjo
• Plateau Peace Conference – 2004
• Interpretation of Plateau Violence

NOTE: Christian interpretation(s) of violence is the subject of Volume 3. However, since its publication, violence on the Plateau has increased so that the Christian interpretation needs to be updated.

• Unilateral Muslim Demands
• The Symbol of Wase
• The Lightbearer
• Solomon Naanmiyap and others: “COCIN Shapes Plateau Politics.”
• Bulus Gambo: “Plateau Ulama Council Scribe Must Hear This!”
• Yilyap Abraham: “[Muslims] Killing Islam.”
• Who Wins?

POSTSCRIPT—p. 417

APPENDICES—p. 421

NOTE: As in other volumes, I regret that the actual appendices are located only on the Companion CD. See below for availability. In due time, they may be published as Volume 10 in an e-book. For the e-book version of this series see < www.lulu.com > and search for < jan h boer >. They are available free of charge with my compliments.

1.	I. S. Usman:	Motion to the Constituent Assembly, 1977
2.	A.M. Binji:	A True and Sincere National Rebirth, 1999
3.	O. Chukwumerije:	The Folly of Our Muslim Elite, 2003
4.	B. Opeseltan Maguzawas:	The Agony of Hausa Christians, 1994
5.	E. Duru and N. Chukwudi:	Mary Anfani Joe, 2001
6.	J. Musa:	Who Is Marginalizing Whom? 2005
7.	L. Binniyat:	Deputy Governor Threatens to Resign over Sharia, 2000
8.	G. Dawson:	Government Palaver, 1927
9.	R. L. Bingham:	Mission-Government Relations, 1927
10.	H. G. Farrant:	Antagonizing the Christian Church, 1929
11.	Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN):	Press Conference, 1989
12.	CAN:	Sharia Versus National Unity, 1989
13.	CAN:	Airing of Special Christmas Programme, 1997
14.	N. Maitakama:	On Southern Kaduna: A Plea to Makarfi, 1999
15.	A. Lar:	Farewell Remarks to Governor Dariye, 2005
16.	M. Aluko:	FG Hides Inquiry Reports, 2005
17.	J. H. Boer:	Pilgrimage in the Media, 2007
18.	O. Minchakpu:	Northern Christian Leaders Implore President, 2005
19.	O. Minchakpu:	Roots of Persecution, 2005
20.	B. Wakili:	Abduction Syndicate in Bauchi, 2006
21.	Baghdad Sheikh:	Letter from Baghdad, 1907, 2006
22.	R. Muhammad:	Plateau Politics of Religion, 2007
23.	I. Umar:	Reaction to Zamfara Declaration, 1999
24.	Today's Challenge:	Marriage Riddle in Bauchi State, 1988

ENDNOTES—p. 423

BIBLIOGRAPHY—p. 469

INDEX—p. 495