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October 17, 2006
Nigeria: Christian Teacher on Trial for "Blasphemy"
Islam, it seems, cannot stand to have non-Muslims in a position of authority over Muslims, not even in a teacher-student relationship. (And it doesn't help that the Christian teacher is a former Muslim.) It is with act like this, which alone do not seem enough to go to war over, that Islam slowly breaks a people's will to resist: NIGERIA: TEACHER ON TRIAL AFTER PUNISHING MUSLIM STUDENT
October 16 (Compass Direct News) – A Christian high school teacher at Government College in Keffi, in the northern state of Nasarawa, is on trial for blasphemy after he disciplined a Muslim student.Joshua Lai is standing trial at a Magistrate Court 2 in the state capital of Lafia on charges of blasphemy against the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and for “public incitement, rioting, and mischief.” Following the June 12 incident, Muslim students attacked Christian students and teachers and burned four houses, including Lai’s home.
Alerted by Christian students of a plan by Muslim students to kill him that night, the teacher fled his home. After the ensuing rampage, authorities detained Lai at the Keffi police station before he was remanded to prison custody for eight days on orders of Gov. Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 17, 2006 9:44 AM
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