Nigerians Want to Transcend Sectarian and Ethnic Violence
Nigerians Want to Transcend Sectarian and Ethnic Violence
There are those who look at violence between Muslims and Christians with glee, such as Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller. For them it is more fodder to smear Islam for the actions of some Muslims, while dismissing the same logic for Christian attacks on Muslims.
What boggles their mind however is when Muslims and Christians come together and oppose sectarianism and actively seek peace and reconciliation.
This is the case in Nigeria, where many want to transcend sectarian and ethnic violence (h/t: SK).
Here for example are pictures of recent protests in Nigeria showing solidarity and unity between Nigerians and Muslims:

An Imam and a Pastor in a show of unity
Christians protesters protecting praying Muslim protesters (something we also saw in Egypt):
These are the forces and the voices who should be promoted. Yet extremists on both sides want to see violence in a push for power.

I’ll never understand why humans prefer violence over peace..
12 January 2012 at 2:30 pm