Bala’s life has been in danger not for being black in a dominantly white society, but for being an atheist in a predominantly Muslim section of...
I also used to have crazy hairstyles. I had dexterity with scissors, which I used to give myself wild hairstyles. My Islamic studies teacher in high...
Since April 29, the police in Kano have held Bala incommunicado without access to a lawyer and family members. The police have consistently undermined Bala’s legal...
Bala’s comments are an exercise in the de-mythologization of prophet Muhammad and African emancipation. They highlight aspects of Muhammad’s person and history that have been hidden...
Every Muslim adjudicate issues and if the environment permits he or she enforces the verdict. Then there are extramental sharia courts. These are sharia courts objectivized....
Recently, Nigeria seemed to be making relevant advancements in realising the extent of damages some fundamentalist training centres and the Almajiri system in the country, are...
It is interesting to see how those claiming to be angry over Bala's Facebook posts and are campaigning to have him jailed or killed are using...
The religion's disdain for the human is obvious in the arrest and persecution of Mubarak Bala, in his detention without a formal charge or access to...
Nigeria must wean itself off this vicious and bloodthirsty form of piety that makes -and has made- some muslims to kill or be ready to kill...
How does a statement about a prophet translate into an insult on those who profess a religion? Muhammad is not alive to confirm if this was...