Ethnic Profiling: CITAD Unveils Book To Address Challenges

By Salihu Ali, Kano

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A book titled, ‘Ethnic Profiling and the Challenges of Inclusion in Nigeria’ has been presented to the public in Kano state North West Nigeria.

The 139-page book was authored by a foremost Political Theorist and Philosopher, Professor Ibrahim Muazzam, who taught for decades at the Department of Political Science at Bayero University Kano (BUK).

Unveiling the book, the Executive Director of the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Dr. Yunusa Ya’u underscored the relevance of the book to Nigeria’s unity, social cohesion, and strength.

While commending the foresight of the author, Ya’u encouraged Nigerians to avail themselves of the book as CITAD will do its best to spread the book to Nigerian Universities.

He said that Malam Muazzam has contributed towards the understanding that identities are social constrictions and are not natural that people only inscribe themselves with them and use them to hate themselves.

The CITAD Boss explained that there was a three-day study with 46 participants from various institutions across Nigeria who met with the author to learn how to analyze issues devoid of sentiments.

“We celebrate Malam Ibrahim Muazzam because he is one of the most famous critical scholars that Bayero University Kano (BUK) has ever produced.

“In his time, he ran various philosophy classes as well as political theories. It is such that there is no one in BUK today who can teach such theories as he did.”

Speaking on behalf of the author, one of his students Professor Ibrahim Bello of BUK said the Ibrahim Muazzam Institute of Philosophy has been running by the author for six years successively.

He explained that the book will contribute to researchers, and will also contribute to resolving issues of ethnic and religious profiling through enlightenment.

He said, “The issues the book raises are clearly relative to this country, and even other countries like Cameroon and South Africa among others.”

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