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June 25, 2019
Religion
A Conversation With Sam Brownback
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Sam Brownback discusses international religious freedom with Elizabeth Dias, as part of the 2019 CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop.
June 28, 2023
Religion
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: A Conversation With Richard Haass on Promoting the Common Good
CFR President Richard Haass, author of the New York Times best seller The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, discusses how to reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to thr…
January 29, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
More Muslims “Deported” from Southern Nigeria?
Earlier this week I blogged on the arrest of 320 Muslim traders of northern origin in Rivers state on allegations that they were “Boko Haram.” According to the media, the traders had lived in Rivers …
July 25, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: At Victory Temple, "Leading By Example, Not By Doctorate"
This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…
December 19, 2019
Nigeria
Sultan of Sokoto Responds to Sowore's Imprisonment in Nigeria
On December 12, the Sultan of Sokoto publicly said that disobedience to court orders is “a recipe for lawlessness and chaos.” He said, “We must regularly obey and respect the laws of our land. We should never disregard the laws to avoid the consequences. If a court makes a judicial pronouncement on a particular matter, it should be obeyed to the letter.” Though he never mentioned Sowore by name, the Sultan’s audience understood that the context was the State Security Service (SSS) invasion of a court room and the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore contrary to court order.
