On October 29, 2014, a 15-year old girl named Abigail was taken from her home in Mubi. She was taken by militants from a terrorist group called Boko Haram. Abigail was not the only person captured; Boko Haram captured the city, killed all of the men and took the children and women. While Abigail was with the captors, they preached Islam to her. They gave her a Muslim name: Zainab. The females each received clothing much like a hijab or dupatta. The militants taught the girls how to pray five times a day and to recite the Quran. One day two Nigerian planes bombed the house where Abigail and other captives were being held. Abigail and others were badly injured; one member of Boko Haram, five women, and a child were killed in the bombing. …show more content…
One common thing is: they both believe in one single god, although they are different gods. Both religions also believe in a “judgement day.” Most Muslims believe that they will be judged on their deeds (whether they were good or bad). The Islamic faith rejects the Trinity and Jesus’ deity. It is mentioned that God created the universe by command; both Christianity and Islam recognize this. Division in Christianity mostly happens when someone who was extremely faithful dies. It causes the loved ones who knew how much they loved and followed the Lord, to question Him, because he let their loved one die. Because of this most Christians end up converting to Atheism. They endured a tragedy where God did not show up and they abandon hope, that there is a god. I chose the story of the girl who escaped because it shows that even though most of the population is Christian, there are still extremist who cause sadness because they think that what they are doing is right. The Boko Haram terrorist group want to have a state of Islamic law, where all western ideals are not welcome. To achieve this it attacks cities, kidnaps girls and causes havok. Just Wednesday, February, 2017 the group was affiliated with a helicopter shooting. They group itself did not do much harm; only one person was harmed, and it was only a bullet wound, but the military struck back and killed many of the terrorist’s