Constructing farmer-pastoralist conflict as Islamization: Transformation and adaptation of resource competition discourse in the Nigerian Benue Valley

Famous Nwankwo, Cletus

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103937

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“…This prompted me to develop an alternative measure of religious composition using data obtained from the Demographic Health Survey (DHS). 9 The DHS survey, which is conducted at regular intervals across the world focuses mainly on healthrelated issues. Although women are often oversampled in the survey, a significant number of men are also included in the surveys.…”

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Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?

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2024

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Many studies have been conducted on the conflicts between Fulani nomadic herders and sedentary farmers over land and water resources in Nigeria, but very few have examined the religious dimension of these conflicts. In fact, some studies have described explanations that focus on the religious dimension as oversimplifications of a complex social problem. But is this really the case? Is religion important in understanding the dynamics of the conflict? My regression results show that Muslim affiliation and the predominance of Muslims in a local government area (i.e., municipality) negatively correlate with concern about farmer-herder conflicts. A plausible mechanism behind this finding is that Islam, which is the religion shared by the Fulani nomadic herders and the Muslim sedentary population, allows trust to be easily established between members of the two groups, which in turn lowers the likelihood of disputes over land and water resources turning violent.

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“…In 1939, the British carved out the Eastern and Western Regions from Southern Region. SeeTuki (2024) for more details on this 9. To access the DHS dataset, visit: https://dhsprogram.com/data/available-datasets.cfm https://doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2023-0twpt-v2 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-3845 Content not peer-reviewed by APSA.…”

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2024

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“…5 May 2024. The provision of time in each Islamic Sharia worship serves as a process of the individual discipline of a servant to get closer to his god (Famous Nwankwo, 2024).…”

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Whusul Ilallah As a Methodology for Determining the Beginning of Ramadan and The End of Ramadan of The Aolian Jamaat According to The Perspective of Islamic Law

Salim,

Ridwan,

Aziz

2024

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This research discusses the methodology of determining the beginning and end of Ramadan practiced by the Aoliah community. The methodology for determining the beginning and end of Ramadan was actually established by Prophet Muhammad through an authentic hadith stating, "Start fasting when you see the crescent moon and stop fasting when you see the crescent moon, and if it is cloudy, then complete the count of thirty days." This hadith ensures that the methodology for determining the beginning and end of Ramadan is through ru'yatu al hilal or sighting of the crescent moon. However, in practical settings, this hadith becomes biased in the community, with some using the methodology of ru'yatu al hilal, hisab, Whusul Ilallah, and others. One of the methods for determining the beginning and end of the month of Ramadan is through 'calling upon Allah' directly or Whusul Ilallah, as expressed by Ibn Hajar, a leader of the Aoliah community from Gunungkidul, Istima Region, Yogyakarta. This statement sparked controversy in the community. Therefore, in this article, researchers attempt to analyze the method of Whusul Ilallah according to Ibn Hajar as a means of determining the beginning and end of Ramadan. The research methodology in this article employs normative empirical analysis, describing empirical facts and then analyzing them using religious norms in the form of the Quran, hadith, and fiqh related to the determination of the beginning of Ramadan.

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Environmental change and identity questions in farmer and herder’s eco-violence narratives in the Nigerian Benue Valley

Nwankwo

2024

SN Soc Sci

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Constructing farmer-pastoralist conflict as Islamization: Transformation and adaptation of resource competition discourse in the Nigerian Benue Valley

Cited by 4 publications

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Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?

Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?

Whusul Ilallah As a Methodology for Determining the Beginning of Ramadan and The End of Ramadan of The Aolian Jamaat According to The Perspective of Islamic Law

Environmental change and identity questions in farmer and herder’s eco-violence narratives in the Nigerian Benue Valley

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