The most recent article I read about Africa came from MSNBC News. The article was about a mosque being attacked in Jalingo, Nigeria. After the attack there were at least 5 people dead and the fighting still continues between Christians and Muslims. All of the violence began on Tuesday, July 13th when upset Christians burned the mosque to the ground. Once this happened, people began to fight on the street, leaving at least 15 people wounded. By the time the fighting had come to an end, several mosques and churches had already been destroyed.
I chose to blog about this article because I found it very unfortunate how serious the fighting got, all because the people involved differed on their views about religion. I would have thought that because Africa is so diverse in the languages they speak and because there are different religions, people would be more accepting of others' views.
This article ties in with our class discussions because we have talked about how diverse Africa is, even though people don't realize it. I think that this article proves that the people in Africa do have differences and share different views from each other.
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