The Making of Boko Haram by Akali Omeni - 9781350541061

The Making of Boko HaramAn Essential History\nAuthor(s): Akali Omeni\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350541061, 978-1350541061\nSynopsis\nAn essential and timely exploration of Boko Haram, a terror group whose violence has surpassed every other modern terror group including that of Daesh, al Qaeda and Al-Shabaab.\n\n This key volume constitutes a vital resource on Boko Harams ideology, history, leadership, and pivot towards violence. With particular emphasis on the events, personalities, radical histories and Islamic discourses that shaped Boko Harams rise, the volume examines the movements formative years under Muhammad Yusuf and its evolution into one of the worlds most violent terror groups. Delving into the traditions, institutional structures and politicisation of sharia (Islamic law) in Northern Nigeria, this ground-breaking volume offers crucial insights into Boko Haram as a social movement tha.