English Nigeria and Purple Hibiscus
-
Nigeria
-rich in culture +
history
-> different faiths beliefs (250 ethnic groups)
melting pot of +
-> Africa's most
populous country
ethnic
-
major groups
Muslims)
-> Hausa-Fulani (Sunni
Igbo (mostly
->
Christians)
Yoruba
->
(religion shows parallels to Christianity)
cultural conflicts -> Biafran war
-
tongoing Orlu Crisis (conflict between Federal Nigerian Government +
Native Nigerians
Indigenous People of Biafra)
Boko Haram
religious violence
-
-> based in northeast
Nigeria taims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria +
oppose
Westernization of
Nigerian Society
->
Fidnap children especially girls to
fight western-Style modern education
national borders were created "Scramble for Africa"
during
-
during 1700s enslaved sold to
I people
-
more than of +
European powers
Niger Delta=
huge hub for economic trade (even after
slavery British 1807)
-
was outlawed by
Britain took 1884
-
over
Nigeria
1953
Nigerian Independance movement
-
1960
1October Nigerian Independance Day
-
, 1963 Federal Republic Nigeria formally created
-
of was
->
Benjamin Nnamdi first
Azikiwe
president
Istability only short-lived I
1967-1970
-
Nigerian Civil War/Biafran war
-> due to tension discontent with election
rising results
+
January
15 1966 lgbo
-
coalition of military officers took
c ontrol
government
of
-> 22 influential
politicians/military leaders killed
-> followed by
political violence in western
region all from
anger eruption from election results
-
Shell
Nigeria
-
responsible for significant
oil spills in
Niger delta
-
European+ Nigerian courts have held them liable for environmental destruction
bribed by shell to arrest
Nigerian government raid their
villages protest
leaders
-
was +
-Shell Nigerian military bribed by jobs
+
promising money + at facility
al in
spills:impact air, water, soil pollection
-
Gender inequalityNigeria
-
reasons:-> lack of roter education
-> role of poverty (hard to become independantfrom men)
-> corruption (man in scandal no attention
woman in scandal might
lose job)
-
feminism
-> domestic work isn't neutral
+
care-giving gender
->
marriage a prize (a woman needs to look
i n order to win)
-
Nigeria
-rich in culture +
history
-> different faiths beliefs (250 ethnic groups)
melting pot of +
-> Africa's most
populous country
ethnic
-
major groups
Muslims)
-> Hausa-Fulani (Sunni
Igbo (mostly
->
Christians)
Yoruba
->
(religion shows parallels to Christianity)
cultural conflicts -> Biafran war
-
tongoing Orlu Crisis (conflict between Federal Nigerian Government +
Native Nigerians
Indigenous People of Biafra)
Boko Haram
religious violence
-
-> based in northeast
Nigeria taims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria +
oppose
Westernization of
Nigerian Society
->
Fidnap children especially girls to
fight western-Style modern education
national borders were created "Scramble for Africa"
during
-
during 1700s enslaved sold to
I people
-
more than of +
European powers
Niger Delta=
huge hub for economic trade (even after
slavery British 1807)
-
was outlawed by
Britain took 1884
-
over
Nigeria
1953
Nigerian Independance movement
-
1960
1October Nigerian Independance Day
-
, 1963 Federal Republic Nigeria formally created
-
of was
->
Benjamin Nnamdi first
Azikiwe
president
Istability only short-lived I
1967-1970
-
Nigerian Civil War/Biafran war
-> due to tension discontent with election
rising results
+
January
15 1966 lgbo
-
coalition of military officers took
c ontrol
government
of
-> 22 influential
politicians/military leaders killed
-> followed by
political violence in western
region all from
anger eruption from election results
-
Shell
Nigeria
-
responsible for significant
oil spills in
Niger delta
-
European+ Nigerian courts have held them liable for environmental destruction
bribed by shell to arrest
Nigerian government raid their
villages protest
leaders
-
was +
-Shell Nigerian military bribed by jobs
+
promising money + at facility
al in
spills:impact air, water, soil pollection
-
Gender inequalityNigeria
-
reasons:-> lack of roter education
-> role of poverty (hard to become independantfrom men)
-> corruption (man in scandal no attention
woman in scandal might
lose job)
-
feminism
-> domestic work isn't neutral
+
care-giving gender
->
marriage a prize (a woman needs to look
i n order to win)
