(Abuja) Nigeria is a country of two halves - the top part is predominately Islamic, with all the states there run under Sharia law, the bottom half is predominately Christian. For some very strange reason, the Christian half is doing much better than the Islamic one and the Muslims don't like it. The North’s population is larger, but it is much poorer than the rest of the country, with some of the world’s worst health and economic statistics. Its economy is in decline because of deindustrialization and lack of investment in agriculture and infrastructure, and a much smaller percentage of its population has access to education than in the South. Nigeria until 1914 was two separate entities - the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. Anyway, with the South enjoying a much better standard of living than the North, a motion was pushed, primarily from the North, in which to make the country more equal. So the committee on restructuring was set up.
Well, wanting to ensure that Islamic demands are met, Nigerian Human Rights group Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has listed its demands to the restructuring committee, and they are:
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Well, wanting to ensure that Islamic demands are met, Nigerian Human Rights group Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has listed its demands to the restructuring committee, and they are:
- An extra Public holiday:
- Equality in Marriage recognition:
- Friday off:
- A lot of latitude when it comes to passport photos:
- The right to wear Islamic dress when on duty:
- Open up a Shaira court in the Christian half of Nigeria where there are Muslims:
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