Boko Haram is a radical Islamist movement so-called first by the people in Maiduguri, Nigeria,
where it was formed. Its name broadly translates as "fake education is
forbidden", which has now come to refer specifically to western
education.
Its main aim is to
establish a pure Islamic state goverened by Sharia law and it disputes
the current Christian president's leadership.
Boko Haram was founded in 2002 by Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf and was
initially concerned with stopping children attending schools it deemed
too westernised.
Many Muslim
families sent their children to its school at a religious complex set up
my Yusuf which, over time, became a recruiting ground for soldiers.
Despite the death of Yusuf in 2009, the group has carried out a number
of attacks which have resulted in countless deaths. The USA has labelled
it "an emerging threat" with ties to Al-Quaeda, which Boko Haram
denies.
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