Here lives hope in the Nigeria of Boko Haram
Two Swedish newspapers, Expressen and Dagen, have reported on the work of the Imam and the Pastor [1] in Kaduna this week. Expressen is one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, Dagen is a Christian paper. The title of the Expressen article is 'Här lever hoppet i Boko Harams Nigeria' which means 'Here lives hope in the Nigeria of Boko Haram'.
Torbjörn Selander, writing from Kaduna, describes how on one side of the street are burned down mosques, on the other side are destroyed churches. But there is hope after all - two former foesare now working together. 'Without dialogue we can not get peace', says Pastor James Movel Wuye, a view backed by his friend, Imam Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa. He refers to their work with the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Centre in their city, leading task-forces to resolve conflicts across Nigeria.