Nigeria

Your Daily Muslim: Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa
While those of us in the west can freely enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or get wasted with friends on the weekend, residents of many Nigerian states aren’t so lucky. Several states have instituted Islamic sharia law as the law of the land, which forbids the sale and consumption of alcohol. Though sharia […]

Your Daily Muslim: Yusuf Yola
Nigeria is best known for its email scammers, Boko Haram Islamist militants, and, uhh… not much else. However, the African nation recently generated quite a lot of buzz for a bizarre Islamic ruling coming out of the sharia-controlled Kano state. The Hizbah board, basically a bunch of men who dress in weird robes and pretend […]

Your Daily Muslim: Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola
Oppression sucks. However, many Muslimahs embrace the culture/religion that prevents them from truly appreciating their bodies and enjoying numerous liberties. Nigerian Muslimah Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola loves being oppressed so much, she traveled halfway across the globe to Indonesia to compete in a competition of the least psychologically-liberated people on the planet. The Muslimah World “beauty” […]

Your Daily Muslim: Suleiman Saidu
Infidelity is the death of many relationships. Some couples are able to work through it and salvage what they had despite certain “indiscretions.” The way Nigerian Muslim Suleiman Saidu tried to restore his relationship after allegedly discovering his wife cheating on him. Many Muslim men claim their wives misbehave so they can get away with […]

Your Daily Muslim: Jamiu Bello
Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back to Nigeria. Jamiu Bello is a 60-year-old imam of Islamist group Jamaitul Islam in Lagos, Nigeria. He tries to live his life like the prophet Muhammad, pigs be upon him, did – including taking multiple wives. Bello’s third wife in particular, a 25-year-old woman named Busola, is the reason he’s being shamed […]

Your Daily Muslim: Abdulkadir Apaokagi
Abdulkadir Apaokagi, a cleric who serves as the lead missioner of the rapidly-growing Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria, has shown the world the true tolerance of Islam. Instead of teaching the peace the religion claims it espouses, Apaokagi recently spoke in favor of killing tons of people and desecrating their corpses. Specifically, he called for the […]