Among other things, theres a great deal of economic need. In situations like this people look to supernatural means to solve basic problems.
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Understanding that evil forces are governing the actions of those committing violence seems to explain the unexplainable. (Photo/Katie G. Nelson)
Week’s Must Read: South Sudan Refugees Teach Us That You Can’t Live By Bread Alone
For many, religion provides both an explanation for their plight notions of sin and punishment as well as solace and agency.
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Church steeple in the morning mist outside Kabale, southwestern Uganda. (Photo/ Wikimedia commons)
‘Faith’ Is Important In Uganda, Young People Say. But Not Integrity
Why would young people say faith was their most important value, but fail to esteem integrity? It suggests faith may be more of a kind of ‘insurance’, rather than a code for moral and ethical living.
African Muslims In Favour Of Making Sharia Law Of The Land
If Muslims in African countries where they form significant populations had to adopt sharia law, where are they most likely to go for it?
Muslims As A Percentage Of Population In Africa, By Country
In Somalia, Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco, Muslims make up 99-100% of the population; in Congo Rep., South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, they are less than 2%, and split almost evenly in at least six other countries.
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