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... Muslim north . The most powerful figure in the party was Ahmadu Bello , the sardauna ( war leader ) of Sokoto , a controversial figure who aspired to become the sultan of Sokoto , still the most impor- tant political and religious ...
... Muslim north . The most powerful figure in the party was Ahmadu Bello , the sardauna ( war leader ) of Sokoto , a controversial figure who aspired to become the sultan of Sokoto , still the most impor- tant political and religious ...
Page 127
... Muslim delegates walked out as a unit over the issue of a separate Islamic supreme court , a demand they lost but which in 1990 re- mained a Muslim goal . To adapt fully to northern life , non - Muslims had to remain in an enclave ...
... Muslim delegates walked out as a unit over the issue of a separate Islamic supreme court , a demand they lost but which in 1990 re- mained a Muslim goal . To adapt fully to northern life , non - Muslims had to remain in an enclave ...
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... Muslim dis- putes , religious conflict took on new and ominous dimensions when unprecedented violence between members of Nigeria's two largest faiths - Muslims and Christians - erupted at secondary schools and universities . Clashes ...
... Muslim dis- putes , religious conflict took on new and ominous dimensions when unprecedented violence between members of Nigeria's two largest faiths - Muslims and Christians - erupted at secondary schools and universities . Clashes ...
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EARLY HISTORY | 4 |
Index 367 | 8 |
Principal TransSaharan Trade Routes Ninth to Seventeenth Centuries | 12 |
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