This goes back years: AP reported in 2004 that the rejection of the polio vaccine by a polio-ravaged Nigerian state was due to anti-American sentiment and conspiracy theories. That is true, but it is also true that these fears are being stoked by the local Islamic authorities: “But fears mounted last year after Datti Ahmed, […]
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#MyJihad in Nigeria: Muslims murder nine polio workers
Last summer, a Pakistani Muslim cleric said that polio vaccinations were un-Islamic — and polio workers have been murdered there also. And in Nigeria, this goes back years: AP reported in 2004 that the rejection of the polio vaccine by a polio-ravaged Nigerian state was due to anti-American sentiment and conspiracy theories. That is true, […]
Jihadist paranoia fuels major polio outbreak in Nigeria
Why does this happen? See here for a few clues.* From AP, with thanks to citybilly: KANO, Nigeria — A suspected large-scale polio outbreak was reported Friday among children in a heavily Muslim northern Nigeria state that had boycotted immunization campaigns, and local authorities appealed for urgent action to stop the spread. The suspected outbreak […]
Sharia vs. polio in Nigeria
AP reported that the rejection of the polio vaccine by a polio-ravaged Nigerian state was due to anti-American sentiment and conspiracy theories. That is true, but it is also true that these fears are being stoked by the local Islamic authorities: “But fears mounted last year after Datti Ahmed, a Kano physician who heads a […]
Nigerian Imams: polio vaccine is an American plot
Conspiracy theories are rampant in the Muslim world, as I have written about recently. Here’s a new one in Nigeria: “The [polio] virus thrived here in part because of the usual obstacles to better health care: internal political struggles, misspent money, alleged corruption. But an unusual additional factor came into play in the hamlets along […]
Pakistan: Policeman killed in jihad attack on polio vaccination team
We have seen this many times in the past. In September 2022, four polio workers were murdered in Pakistan. Eight polio workers were murdered in Afghanistan in February 2022. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. […]
Pakistan: Muslims attack polio vaccination team, four dead
We have seen this many times in the past. Eight polio workers were murdered in Afghanistan in February 2022. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. The polio vaccine is often seen as a Western infidel […]
Pakistan: Muslims murder another polio worker
We have seen this many times in the past. Eight polio workers were murdered in Afghanistan in February 2022. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. The polio vaccine is often seen as […]
Afghanistan: Muslims murder eight polio workers
It’s not just in Afghanistan: a Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. The polio vaccine is often seen as a Western infidel conspiracy to sterilize Muslim children. This is why the best word for […]
Pakistan: Muslims murder cop guarding polio team amid claims vax is Western conspiracy to sterilize Muslim children
This has happened in Afghanistan as well. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. “Militants Kill Policeman Guarding Pakistan Polio Team,” by Ayaz Gul, VOA News, December 11, 2021: Officials in northwestern Pakistan […]