[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Boko Haram and women” header_fullscreen=”on” content_orientation=”bottom” content_max_width=”none” title_font_color=”#000000″ admin_label=”Fullwidth Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Lato|on|||” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font_size=”80px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/mrp\/finding-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/BH-and-women.jpg” parallax=”on” background_layout=”light” background_url=”http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/mrp\/finding-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/BH-and-women.jpg” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”] [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_4,1_2,1_4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Lato||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18″ text_line_height=”2em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Jam\u0101\u2019atu Ahlis Sunnah L\u0101dda\u2019awatih wal-Jihad (\u2018People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet\u2019s Teachings and Jihad\u2019) is the official name of Boko Haram, which is loosely translated from the Hausa language as, \u201cWestern education is forbidden.\u201d<\/p>\n
Its first leader, Mohammed Yusuf, was vocal in his criticism of what he saw as Nigeria\u2019s embrace of corrupt western influences. He also decried a perceived corruption of the country\u2019s political elite.<\/p>\n
His views appealed to some young people in his community who were just as dissatisfied with the status quo, and saw within his teachings, solutions to the problems that affected their society. And so, in 2002, a movement was formed. The group\u2019s main base was in Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram\u2019s grand aim has been to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria that would be governed based on its interpretation of the Holy Book. In its early days, Boko Haram clashed with government security forces as a result of its ideology and calls for reform. One such clash in July 2009 led to the deaths of 800 people \u2013 Boko Haram members and bystanders. A report by Amnesty International states that, \u201cMore than 30 police officers were also killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The military arrested Yusuf in Maiduguri a day after that clash, on Jul. 30, 2009, and handed him over to the police. He was killed in police custody before the end of the day. The police claimed he had tried to escape. However, according to Amnesty International, photographs of Yusuf\u2019s body \u201csuggested that he had been handcuffed at the time of his death.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yusuf’s death was the turning point for Boko Haram. The group went underground and re-emerged in 2010 as the terrorist group we now know it to be. Abubakar Shekau, the second-in-command to Yusuf, led the group through this reign of terror.<\/p>\n
To avenge Yusuf\u2019s death, Boko Haram launched gun attacks on security officers and burned down police stations. They targeted people who spoke out against their ideology \u2013 including Muslim clerics. They burned down schools and churches.<\/p>\n
But this was only the beginning.<\/p>\n
In 2013, Boko Haram escalated its carnage, killing many more civilians and targeting soft spots like markets and schools.
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