Re: [External] USA Africa Dialogue Series - Ikoyi Tragedy and Casual Bigotry Against Yoruba Muslims

Dear Brother Farooq:

Thank you very much for the inspiring Dr. Ibrahim Waziri story; please, note that some of us from 

other African countries used your 2009 educational (OND/HND) column to counsel relatives and 

others. Thanks to Brother 'Tony Akinola, of blessed memory, we came across your column, which 

we shared widely. Today -- several of them with OND/HND diplomas -- have travelled to Canada 

and USA, respectively, to earn their terminal academic and professional degrees.

While lauding Bauchi-born Dr. Waziri, I also applaud your poignant columns and blog. Above all, 

many of us urge you to keep up the great selfless work, just as Guiding Angels always do for others!  

Sincerely,

 A.B. Assensoh.     

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Rev.  A.B. Assensoh, LL.M., PH.D.,

Co-Book Review Editor, African & Asian Studies Journal,
Professor Emeritus (Indiana University), 
Courtesy Professor Emeritus (University of Oregon), 
Department of History, 
McKenzie Hall (2nd Floor), University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403,   U.S.A.

Telephone: (541) 953-7710
Fax: (541) 346-6576

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Today's Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column uses the story of one Adebowale Sikiru whom Foursquare MD Femi Osibona (who sadly died in the collapsed building he managed) denied a job only because of his Muslim faith to call attention to the time-honored casual bigotry and inferiorization of Yoruba Muslims by their own people in their own land. I'm ready and loaded for bear for the predictable attacks from people who'd rather sweep this uncomfortable truth under the drug and attack the messenger.

Ikoyi Tragedy and Casual Bigotry Against Yoruba Muslims

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