Iwuchukwu examines the perennial conflicts in different parts of northern Nigeria and why they are popularly called Muslim-Christian clashes. Specifically, he examines the immediate and remote factors that are responsible for the conflicts.

'This is a timely intervention in the critical analysis of a never-ending saga of religious divisions and hatred in Nigeria that has consumed hundreds of lives in the last three decades. Rich in the historical context, profound in the analysis of the causes, and rigorous in its proffered solutions, the book adds to our understanding of political Islam, ethnicity and politics, and poverty and violence in one of the most important countries in the world.' - Toyin Falola, The Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA

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Marinus Chijioke Iwuchukwu is Professor at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Map of Colonial Northern Nigeria Map of the Nineteen States of Northern Nigeria Abbreviations Acknowledgment Preface 1. Pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate and Kanem-Borno Empire And The Advent of Islam 2. Colonial Northern Nigeria and the Politics of Muslim-Christian Relation 3. Northern Nigeria from Independence (1960) to 1979 4. Muslim-Christian conflicts in Northern Nigeria From 1979 to 2012 5. The Jos, Plateau State Crises Boko Haram Terrorist Activities: Case Reviews of Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria 6. International influences and Impacts on Muslim-Christian Relation in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria 7. Prevalence of Exclusivist Theology in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria and its Challenges to Effective Muslim-Christian Dialogue 8. The Necessity for New Trajectories in Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Northern Nigeria 9. Building New Bridges of Relationships in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria and the Evolution of a New Northern Nigeria Conclusion Bibliography