Sharia, Extremism, and Communal Violence in Nigeria

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2004

Contact:
Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (202) 523-3240      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, ext. 27

Implications for U.S. Policy

Please join us for an on-the-record conversation about the implementation since 1999 of Sharia in northern Nigeria, the rise of Islamic extremism, and the state of Muslim-Christian relations. John Paden, professor of international studies at George Mason University, is a noted Africanist and one of the world's leading scholars on Northern Nigeria. He is the author of a recent study on "Islam and Democratic Federalism in Nigeria."

WHO: Professor John Paden, George Mason University

WHEN: 3PM Wednesday, February 18, 2004

WHERE: The Offices of The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 800 North Capitol Street, NW STE 790, Washington, DC 20002

CONTACT: David Dettoni, Deputy Director for Outreach, 202-523-3253 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              202-523-3253      end_of_the_skype_highlighting