Is the violence in Nigeria about resources or religion? Part2 | Christian Solidarity Podcast | Ep. 7

If Muslims are killed as well as Christians in Nigeria, why is there so much concern about targeted persecution of Christians? What suggests that religion directly drives the attacks as well as resources? Part 2 of this conversation with CSI partner Hassan John steps back from the individual experiences of Nigerian Christians to look at the roles played by key groups, both inside and outside Nigeria. In this final episode of Season One on the Christian Solidarity Podcast, host Abi McDougal hears from CSI partner Hassan John about: the connections between radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram, Fulani militants, ISIS/ISIL, JNIM, and government sympathizers how the victims of perpetrators that pose little immediate threat beyond Nigeria receive minimal international attention or support the suppression of reporting and how the narrative of climate-driven resource conflict is more palatable to the West the Church witnessing the truth of their suffering in the power of the gospel the power of the global body of Christ praying for and supporting Christians facing persecution Listen to Part 1:    • Is the violence in Nigeria about resources...   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced by Christian Solidarity International Theme music by Matt & Katie Gustafson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related resources: For a breakdown of seven key indicators showing that Christians are particularly targeted for their faith: https://www.csi-int.org/news/are-chri... For more background on how Islamist militants' attacks vary by region, listen to Episode 3 on the Christian Solidarity Podcast: https://www.csi-int.org/news/podcast-... To learn about CSI's other partnerships and advocacy work, visit our website: https://www.csi-int.org Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:10 Limited international attention means little support 7:46 Chibok schoolgirls' abduction 12:02 Radical Islamic networks 19:03 Hope in Christian witness under persecution 28:38 Conclusion