
The Cassandra Blanco Podcast
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The Cassandra Blanco Podcast
Silent Slaughter | Nigerian Christians are Being Killed by Jihadists | Zariyi Yusef | Episode 47
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Timestamps:
0:00-Introduction
2:30- Geography of Nigeria
4:45- History of Nigeria From Last 100 Years
8:50- Religious Make-Up of Country
14:20- Christian Denominations Present in the Country
16:46- Majority of Attacks Have Been Against Catholics in Recent Years
19:07- Islam Means Submission
19:30- Muslims Were Only Peaceful When in Minority
24:00- Jizya Tax Being Implemented Through Kidnappings
25:53- Sharia Law
28:20- How Islam Becomes Political and Requires Submission by Everyone
33:41- Current Jihadi Groups in Nigeria: Boko Haram, Fulani, ISWAP, Mahmuda, Lakurawa
38:57- Government’s Response is Weak/Absent
41:35- Middle Belt is Christian Fortress
44:11- How Media, both Locally & Globally is Silent
47:38- Things in Nigeria for Christians Continue to Get Worse
51:16- Concentration Camps Where People Who were Kidnapped are Being Held, Tortured
53:45- Zariyi’s X Account @ZariyiYusufu
54:50- Outro
Music by Oleksii Holubiev