Boko Haram Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Extant resentment of colonialism ==== Academic Atta Barkindo explains the group's "baffling" ability to "maintain momentum" in part by the "accumulated and unaddressed grievances" against [[colonialism]] in the region, including the colonial boundaries (of Nigeria, [[Ghana]], etc.) established by Europeans that bear no resemblance to "pre-colonial [[empire]]s, ethnic or cultural territories", and by the group's use of the "historical narrative" of the Islamic [[Kanem–Bornu Empire]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} Mohammad Yusuf preached that, "our land was an Islamic state before it was turned into a land of kafir (infidel); the current system is contrary to true Muslim beliefs".{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page