PRYING INTO THE CONSCIENCE OF ASUU MEMBERS

 

Prof. A.F. Umar 

Department of Microbiology, 

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi - Nigeria

 

In the quiet of my sitting room, I told a friend that ‘I am going to pick a pen’, and write about the sad and retrogressive burning issue about the imbroglio between ASUU and FG! And here l am, with a piece of my mind.

Anywhere, the trending discourse is about ASUU strike! You will hear statements like…. ASUU is very selfish! ….. ASUU have gotten their match in this government! ….. We are waiting for who blink first? ….. the government has nothing to lose! …… ASUU should or should not be paid their withheld salaries! ….. the strike has lingered too long and has lost its appeal. And many more!

Amusing, but not funny! This I consider prying into the conscience of ASUU members for the wrong reasons. A reminder is that ASUU is on strike for revitalization of the system, this is to make the students more comfortable in their learning environment! They are also fighting for better condition of service, for the system to be attractive for the best brain, thus reducing brain drain and appeal to international scholars. This will ultimately attract foreign students, halt capital flight (payment of school fees out of the shores of the country) and improve competitiveness, amongst other advantages!

To ASUU members and any well- meaning education stakeholder, this is Patriotism. A fight to salvage a dying system! ASUU members have taken it upon themselves as the last bastion safeguarding education in Nigeria. ASUU members are putting everything on the line! 

Primary and secondary education in Nigeria are gone! Now, every single day private schools are springing up for money milking purpose. WAEC pronounced 76% PASS for registered candidates in 2022! Surprisingly, only few can make a coherent sentence in English, and its usually a nightmare for lecturers when they come to 100 Level in the university. Whose fault? Now the bandwagon is for establishing private universities. At my last count, we have 117 private universities, as against 49 federal and 57 state-owned universities. This is really unprecedented! Only few of these universities can be called citadel of learning. They can best be described as money making ventures! Business! If you will also recall ASUU is fighting proliferation of universities, not because of anything, but STANDARD maintenance! 

The government usually regard ASUU as very stubborn! And they have to be put in their place as mere government employees! Wrong! Is this right? the answer is capital NO! ASUU members are intellects, and will not accept master-slave relationship. This is where the principle of collective bargaining sprung up! Their wages have to be discussed in a round-table and agreed according to international standards, as universities are universal! They are unique set of professionals. If a Nigerian academic travel abroad, he or she should fit in automatically and comfortably. Or do you think the managers of our economy to function as square pegs in advanced countries. They will be dismissed on day one! Serious countries look up to the academics to solve their problems. They are regarded as critical thinkers, the life wires and assets of their countries. If you desire development place premium to your education! USA has Harvard, MIT and Stanford; UK has Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial college; Malaysia has UPM and UTM; more examples can be seen in India, South Africa and others places!

In Nigeria, we are still at the stage of stopping salaries, just because some forward-looking sensible individuals have said the right thing has to be done correctly. This is considered an affront! They have to be taught a lesson! Parents applauding the government decision of NO WORK, NO PAY! Is ASUU responsible for all those number of months that they are on strike? They have listened to various stakeholders and issued pleading letters to the authorities to avert shutting down! Whose fault? What they forget is that an educated person is naturally arrogant. He or she will die in silent but will never beg! The university consist of two categories of people, the teachers and students, others are support staff. That brings out to light why the non-academics called off their strike! To me this is cosmetic! The classes are there, let them start teaching! Oops.

Aspiring academic staff must have first class or second class upper to be considered a graduate assistant or a masters degree, with good standing to be admitted into PhD program or PhD degree to be appointed lecturer I or II, depending on research output/reputable and relevant publications. And this does not stop until you become a Professor! An academic staff is always in-training or being mentored. How do you expect them to accept miserable salaries or an award, which is synonymous to modern day slavery! Ouch! 

Through this training they are mentored on integrity and sacrifice! Have you ever seen any problem with leadership succession in ASUU? It is one-for-all; All-for-one! The patriotism of ASUU has never been in doubt.

Now breaking the truce!! For ASUU members, the present strike is a make or mar struggle! For the soul of education! For tertiary education to survive! For the system to work! For the Nigerian academic to raise their shoulders in international gathering of academics! For the government, it is a test of might! It is about ego! It is about blackmail! It is about the control of funds! 

But now is time for sober reflections! ASUU’s nose has been bloodied, may get tired, but their conscience will never die. Through this strike, ASUU has exposed IPPIS irregularities. The battle line has been drawn! Forget about the six months old strike! Now is when the mother of all strike will start, GOD FORBID!

A lot of academics have started losing interest in the noble profession of teaching. The young and intelligent scholars are leaving, signifying brain drain. Older scholars will hang on and wait for opportunity to exit! This signifies the beginning of the end of education in Nigeria. SAD!

This strike has to end for the sake of posterity. Vice Chancellors have to come out their comfort zone and help proffer solution, as heads of universities! Ego have to give way! Sense of reasoning has to play role! The government has to come out clean! They cannot implement no work, no pay, for a strike they prosecute! They delay and still delaying negotiations. We have to salute ASUU for coming this far! Compromises have to made to bring back the students to the classrooms! The consequences of not heeding to these suggestions will have far reaching effect in years to come. 

As it is being said “when you want to destroy a country, just destroy its educational system, then it comes crumbling like a pack of cards”! And no nation can develop beyond its educational standards. That explains where we are in the comity of nations! 

Now I will drop my pen, Adios! 

Prof A F Umar, ATBU BAUCHI

ARC. DANGIWA AHMED MUSA: JAKADAN JAHAR KATSINA NAGARI A GWAMNATIN TARAYYA

Daga Alqalamin Yusuf Yakubu Yusuf

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Arc Dangiwa Ahmed Musa dan Asalin jahar Katsina ne, yayi Digirinsa ta farko da ta biyu ne a jami’ar Ahmadu Bello dake zaria a jahar kaduna a fannin zanen gine-gine (Architecture). Ya kuma ci gaba da karatu inda yayi degree ta MBA a jami’ar Wharton dake Pennsylvania, a kasar Amurka, sannan yayi wasu kwasa-kwasai na zanen gine-gine da na’ura mai kwakwalwa, kara wa juna sani akan harkan gine-gine da kuma shugabanci.

Mutanen kwarai basu boyuwa koda kuwa sun boye kansu sai ALLAH ya nuwa wa mutane halin su na kwarai komin tsowon zamani. Haka zalika, ya zama dole a gare mu domin mu fito mu aiyana irin wadannan mutanen a ciki al’umma. Arch Musa Dangiwa yana daya daga cikin wadannan mutanen. Haka yasa dole mu fito mu nuna wa jama’a musamman al’ummar jahar katsina waye Arc Ahmed Musa domin su bashi gudunmawa domin kai wa zuwa gaci don ci gaban al’umma baki daya. Arc Ahmed musa dan asalin jahar katsina ne kuma tsohon shugaban ma’aikatar bada lamunin gidaje ta gwamnatin tarayya watau Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) matsayin wanda shugaban kasa Muhammadu Buhari ya nada shi a shekarar 2017.

Babu kokwanto cewa jan ragamar aiyuwan gine-gine da dama da yayi a fadin kasar nan ya bude masa ido wajen fahimtar matsalolin rashin ishenshun gidaje da ake fama dasu a kasarnan. Wanan ya hada da aiki da yayi tare da kampanin TRIAD Associates Kaduna, a inda ya samu damar kwarewa da sanin makaman aiki a fannin  zana gine-gine da kuma kula da gina su. Hakan ya bashi ikon zama mataimakin shugaba a wannan kampani na TRIAD Associates. A sahel Mortgage kuma, ya samu Karin matsayi daga Property manager zuwa shugaban fannin credit controlsannu zuwa matsayin manager mortgage banking.

Kadan gada cikin nasarorin daya samu zan bayyana muku cikin izinin  Allah.

1.      A lokacin daya fara aiki a wannan ma’aikata, ya samu ikon gano cewa mafi yawancin gidajen da bankin ya gina mutanen basu iya samun damar mallakar su saboda tsada da kuma yawan kudin, hakan yasa Arc Dangiwa ya fito da wani tsari mai suna “rent to own” watau za’a baka gida akan wani ka’idadden kudi wanda zaka biya a cikin wasu shekaru ta hanyar biyan wani sashi na kudin a karshen ko wani wata. Ta wannan hanya ne bankin FMBN a jahohin Nigeria suna samu damar bawa sunane gidaje a masayin masu zaman haya har sai sun gama biyan kudin gidan baki daya sai gidan ya zama mallakin su halak malak.

2.      Dangiwa ba nan ya tsaya ba, ya kawo tsari na inshora (insurance) a cikin tsarin bada lamunin gidajen na gwamnatin tarayya. Amfanin wanna tsayi kuwa shine idan gidan da mutum yake ciki yayi gobara ko ruwa mai karfi ko wata annoba ta fada masa, wannan inshora zata dauki nauyin  gyaran gidan, idan kuma inshora din mai gidan ta hada na tsarin inshora na mutuwa, toh FMBN zasu ida biyan  kudin wannan gidan a maimakon iyalen wanda ya rasu.

3.      A wani fannin kuma, Dangiwa yasan cewa mutanen Nigeria suna da kokwanton bi ta hanyar lamunin bada gidaje na gwamnatin tarayya domin mallakar gidaje. Ya kara da cewa ma’aikacin gwamnati ba zai iya biyan kasha 30 cikin dari na kudin gidan na yake bukata ba, kamar yadda bankunan yan kasuwa suke bukata. Saboda haka yasa a karkashin jagoran cin sa suka fito da wani tsari ta hanyar rage kudin da ma’aikaci zai fara biya idan yana son gida zuwa kasha goma kachal cikin dari a maimakom kashi 30 a gidan daya kai milyan 10. A misali idan mutum yana son gidan miliyan goma, a da zai fara biyan kashi 30% watau Miliyan uku, amman ta wanna tsari, ma’aikaci zai biya miliyan daya ne kadai ta tashin farko watau kasha goma na kudin gidan. Ta wannan tsari ne mutane da dama suka samu damar mallakar gidaje.

4.      Ga masu cewa gwamnati tana tafiyar hawainiya wajen samar da gidaje, Arc Dangiwa ya basu amsa inda yace babu kasar data samu nasarar smar da gidaje ma yan kasa ba tare da tallafi daga gwamnati ba, wanna yasa ya zama dole a karfafa ma’aikatu masu kula da samar da wannan tallafin wanda anan Nigeria itace FMBN domin yin aiki yadda ya dace a cikin karamin lokaci. Ya ci gaba da kawo misali cewa a kasar Malaysia wanda sun samu nasarar hakan. Haka zalika kasar Canada ma nata tsarin ya hada da bada gudummawa watau contribution cikin wannan tsari daga yan kasa tun daga ramar da mutum ya fara aiki. Wannan itace kadai hanyar da zaa tara kudin da zasu isa mutane sun mallaki gidaje cikin kankanin lokacin a cewar Arc Dangiwa.

5.      A wani gefe kuma, bayan neman mafita ga matsalar samar da gidaje ma yan Nigeria, arc dangiwa bai tsaya nan ba, yayi kokari wajen samarwa da inganta walwala ma masu aiki a karkashin sa watau ma’aikatan FMBN. A cewar sa lokacin daya fara shugabancin FMBN, a samu gwiwar ma’aikatan tayi sanyi saboda dalilai masu yawa. Kadan daga ciki shine wasu ma’aikata basu samu Karin girma ba har tsawon shekaru goma, Amman da zuwan Arc Dangiwa duk an kara musu girma kamar yadda ya dace a bisa doka. Sai kuma batun wadanda aka basu rancen kudi don samun gidaje wadanda kudin suna hayar gida bai kai a basu wannan ranceba ko da a wajen garin Abuja ne, Arc ya tabbatar da an kara musu kudin da ake bayarwa na gida har zuwa kashi dari. Wannan duk yayi domin su samu karfin gwiwa suyi aiki cikin natsuwa da nishadi.

6.      Akwai kuma batun ma’aikata na wucin gadi watau casual staff guda 276 da Arc Dangiwa ya samu a lokacin daya fara aiki a FMBN, wadannan ma’aikata ana biyan su 40,000 a duk wat aba tare da kuma an basu takardar aiki na dindindin ba alhali wasu daga cikin su ma digiri ne dasu. Wanna yasa Arc dan giwa ya bawa fiye da kashi hamshin na wadannan ma’aikata takardar aiki da dindindin.

7.      Ya kuma kawo amfani da takardar mallakar fili (certificate of occupancy) wajen mallakar gidaje, a maimakon banki ya sayi gidaje ya rabawa wa ma’aikata domin su biya a tsawon wani lokacin, sai ya kasance an koma bayar da rancen kudi domin ma’aikata su gina gidajen su akan filin da suka mallaka a ko ina filin yake a fadin Nigeria. Ana bada kudin ne a matakai uku. Ana fara bayar da kasha 30% domin a fara gini, 30% idan an kai matakin rufa gidan sannan 40% domin kamala aikin ginin gidan.

8.      Kafin Arc Dangiwa ya karbi ragamar FMBN, mafi yawancin aiyukan banki ana gudanar dasu ne ta hanyar gargajiya ba tare da amfani da na’ura mai kwakwalwa ba, amman yana fara shugabancin wannan banki mafi yawa na aikin bankin  ya koma ta hanyar amfani da komputa. Kawai zaka danna *219# ne a wayar ka ta hannun domin mu’amala da bankin cikin sauki a duk inda kake a fadin duniya. Wannan anyi shi ne don tabbatar da gaskia da samun sauki wajen aikin banki ba tare da boye boye ba.

9.      Abu na gaba daya kawo na ci gaba a wannan baki shine rage aikin bankin daga babban ofis din sun a Abuja zuwa jahohi, kafin zuwan Arc dangiwa, bada gidaje kawai anayi ne a hedkwata, amman yanzu jahori zasuiya bada shawari na bada gida zuwa da hedkwata. A dalilin haka ne bankin ya bayar da kudin da suka kai biliyan 30 a cikin shekaru uku da suka wuce (2017 2020). An samu kari sosai in aka lura da cewa a shekaru 25 da suka wuce (1992 – 2017) bankin ya saki biliyan 10 ne kacal. Wannan ya nuwa cewa an samu karin 310%  na kudin da banki ya sake a karkashin Arc Dangiwa.

10.  Bugu da kari, lokacin da yake jagorantar wannan ma’aikata, yayi aiki tukuru cikin amana da kishin kasa, hakan yasa yaga ya zama dole domin ya haka kai da gwamnatin jahar katsina karkashin jagorancin gwamna Hon Aminu Bello Masari domin ganin an samu hadin kai a tsakanin manyan jahar katsina, yan siyasa da kuma sauran mutanen jahar katsina baki daya.

11.  Wannan irin kudiri nasa na nagarta da kishin kasa ya haifar da da ko uma ya;ya masu ido ta hanyar samar da fahimta da jituwa cikin abota a tsakanin yan jahar kasina a fadin duniya baki daya. Wanna ya kawo mana ci gaba da shigar al;umma cikin harkan mulki don kawo ci gaba mai daurewa har abada.

12.  A skerarar da ta gabata ne watau 2021 kungiyar nan mai suna Housing development advocacy agency (HDAN) karkashin jagorancin Mista Festus Adebayo suka bashi lambar yabo ta gwazon shekara a wani taro a akayi a abirnin tarayya Abuja. Mista Adebayo yace anba Arc Dangiwa wannan lambar yabo ne a bias namijin kokari da yake yi wajen samar da gidaje wa yan Nigeria baki daya cikin sauki kuma cikin takaitaccen lokaci. Kadan daga cikin nasarorin arc dangiwa shin araba makuden kudi kimanin Biliyan 169.8 a matsayin rancen gidaje a cikin shekarun 2017 zuwa 2021, kari na fiye da kasha dari a kan kudin da aka fitar lokacin da aka haka National Housing Funds watau NHF shekaru 25 da suka wuce.

Waddanan kadan Kenan daga cikin nasarorin Arc Dangiwa ya samu a matsayin sa na shugaban ma’aikatar bada lamunin gidaje ta gwamnatin tarayya watau Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) 2017 – 2022.

 

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Total/NNPC Masters Overseas Scholarship

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Link for the Total/NNPC masters oversees scholarship in france

1. In the search field, type Nigeria

2. When the new page opens, click the square box to NNPC total oversees scholarship. Then click apply to jobs at the bottom

3. You will be required to open account on the portal. Input your email and password to register

4. Then start filling the forms


Yusuf Yakubu YUSUF
24th Feb, 2020. 

The 9 keys to a successful interview

1. Read up about the Company you are Applying for.

You will find a wealth of information about history, business lines and news on their website. And by all means read about their ambition, strengths, social and environmental commitments, etc. show them that you’re familiar with them, believe me its the best way to show them you’re interested in the position.

2. Think about your career path 

During the interview, you are expected to tell them where you see yourself in five years’ time. Tell us about the job prospects you have in mind, the geographic or functional mobility opportunities you are interested in, and what the company can do for you (by way of training, for example) as much as what you can do for the Group.

3. Practice beforehand

All too often, people skip this step—even though it will help you feel more self-assured when you come in for your interview. You can practice alone or with someone. Rehearse your answers to the questions we are bound to ask (“tell us about yourself”, “why are you interested in this job offer”, etc.”). But be yourself: if you just recite over-prepared answers, your memory might fail you, they might sound unnatural and your interviewer will probably be unimpressed.

4. Prepare your documents

Don’t turn up emptyhanded. Besides a notepad and pen, bring a binder with a few copies of your resumé (after double-checking it for typos, spelling and the like) and maybe even a few examples of your previous work or references relating to the vacancy. Doing this will help you feel more comfortable during the interview, and will bolster your application.

5. Plan ahead

As they say, you don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression. Arriving late, for whatever reason, sends the wrong message. Better be safe than sorry: think about how you’re going to get here and allow for anything that might go wrong (traffic jams, train cancellations, etc.). Ideally, be here 10 minutes early to catch your breath before the interview.

6. Show them what you’ve got 

Many candidates don’t “sell” themselves enough during their interview. Be self-confident and enthusiastic when talking about your experience and skills. Show us that we believe in the same values: that you’re as open to the world, keen on teamwork and eager to take initiative as we are. Show the recruiter that you will hit the ground running in your team and have no trouble on-boarding the company’s processes.

7. Check your social-media image 

Did you know that 85% of recruiters run online searches on the candidates they meet? So do the same: Google your name and then search it on social networks to make sure nothing you want to keep private is public. Adjust your privacy settings if necessary. And keep your LinkedIn profile up to date, in particular, to avoid any confusion about your exact academic and professional background. If you want to remove any information about you from Google searches, you can do so here.

8. Look the part 

Again, first impressions matter. Be yourself, but dress for the occasion. Pay attention to your look and, most importantly, smile a lot! Your body language is as important as what you say.

9. Ask questions, think about how to wrap up the interview

To end on a positive note, think of two or three questions about the job and the team, for example. Interviews aren’t one-way interrogations: You are expected to ask questions to make sure the job is right for you. And it will show us that you’re keen on this job, not just a job. Questions like “Do you have room form advance training and career development” ?, “What do you want candidate applying for this position to achieve in the first year” ? “When should I expect feedback from you” ?

Curled from https://www.careers.total.com/en/apply-total/our-advice-perfect-application

Congratulations, Barr. Zainab Yusuf Zwall Esq

 Barr Zainab Yusuf Zwall Esq

I would like to use this Medium to Congratulate and rejoice with you on your call to Bar, I Pray that May Allah (S.A.W) Guide and Elevate You Through the Ranks and make you very Successful in your Noble Career More than Hon. Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar and your Namesake Hon. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa and May you one day become the CJN and Chairperson of the Body of Benchers. May Allah be with you always.

Best Wishes.

28/11/2019

GROUP WITHDRAWS PETITION SAY EVIDENCES AGAINST SENATOR NOT FULLY SUSTAINED

The Northern Students Support for Atiku has applied to withdraw from its petition challenging the election of Mal Uba Sani as the Senator Representing Kaduna Central

In a statement given by the Organization chief press secretary Alhassan Muhammad which was signed by the Secretary General Mal Abdulaziz Musa Alhassan which states that the allegation against the senator will not hold any water so it is thereby withdrawn.

Mal Uba Sani as the Senator Representing Kaduna Central

In a letter written on Friday August 16 2019 the Group said it decided to withdraw after a close evaluation of the probability of the petition not succeeding due to some lapses towards the evidences.

Abdulaziz said the Group decision to withdraw from the petition was not based on any political agreement with the ruling party.

“What the Group said is that they are no more interested in the petition because it is in the interest of peace of the nation to withdraw as the petitioners.

He said

The statement

 

Islam and Terrorism: Is there a meeting point ?

Every time an act of terror or shooting occurs, Muslims closely watch the news with extreme trepidation praying that the suspect is not Muslim. This is not because these terrorists are likely to be Muslim but rather because in the instances where they happen to be, we see amplified mass media coverage and extreme unjustified hatred towards Muslims. I can easily remember just not less than a year ago, there were many mass shootings in schools across the United States, and coincidentally, they happened to be non-Muslims; however they were tagged “lone-wolf”, “drugs”, “mentally disabled” or something similar excuse being recycled when the suspect in a terrorist attack is a Caucasian.  Just recently on may 18^th 2018, my friend Auwal Ahmad’s classmate, Sabika sheik from Pakistan and both attending the Youth exchange and study (YES) program along nine others were killed in Santa Fe, Texas during a school shooting, but that too like any other attack involving Muslims attracts little media attention.

As a Muslim, I am tired of condemning terrorist attacks being carried out by inherently violent people who hijack my religion. I am tired of condemning these attacks to people who are calm and apathetic when Muslims are killed by these same radicalized terrorists. Therefore I see it as a compulsory upon myself to write this article and backed with facts for clarity to silence this Islamophobia.

I decided to use the picture of German chancellor Angela Merkel and the comrade Turkish President Tayib Erdogan because firstly the two represent the two religions and secondly because of an incident that happened during a press conference in Ankara the Turkish capital last year. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuked German Chancellor Angela Merkel for using the expression "Islamist terrorism", saying the phrase was not correct and saddened Muslims.

Speaking after a critical bilateral meeting with Erdogan, Merkel spoke of the need for Turkey and Germany to cooperate even further to fight against terror, including "Islamist terrorism" and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants.

"We spoke in detail about... the questions of the fight against Islamist terrorism, against every form of terrorism, also the terrorism of the PKK," she said alongside Erdogan at his palace in Ankara. "We agree we want to cooperate, we are all affected by this. We agreed to have closer cooperation in the future," she said.

Erdogan, sitting next to Merkel, was stony-faced as she spoke.

 German chancellor Angela Merkel and the Turkish President Tayib Erdogan
during a press conference in Ankara in 2017.

Many Muslims oppose any equating of Islam and terror, arguing those who commit crimes purportedly in the name of Islam have nothing to do with a religion that espouses peace.

"This expression 'Islamist terror' seriously saddens us Muslims," Erdogan replied, glancing sternly at the German chancellor.

"Such an expression is not correct because Islam and terror cannot be associated. The meaning of Islam is peace."

He said it would be "saddening" if the term was used because of the crimes of the so-called Islamic State (IS) extremist group, which has been blamed for a string of attacks in Turkey over the last year.

"Please let's not use it. As long as it is used we need to stand against it. As a Muslim president personally I cannot accept that," he said.

The phrase is controversial and previous US president Barack Obama refused to use the phrase "Islamic terrorism", saying such crimes distorted and perverted Islam.

But now President Donald Trump has not shied away from using the term, speaking of "radical Islamic terror" during the election campaign and condemning Obama for not using the term. Anyway that Trumps’ view, any way he is use to being controversial.

My next five points will prove once and for all that Muslims are not terrorists:

1. Non-Muslims make up the majority of terrorists in the United States:

According to the FBI, 94% of terrorist attacks carried out in the United States from 1980 to 2005 have been by non-Muslims. This means that an American terrorist suspect is over nine times more likely to be a non-Muslim than a Muslim. According to this same report, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism in the United States than Islamic, yet when was the last time we heard about the threat of Jewish terrorism in the media? For the same exact reasons that we cannot blame the entire religion of Judaism or Christianity for the violent actions of those carrying out crimes under the names of these religions, we have absolutely no justifiable grounds to blame Muslims for terrorism.

2. Non-Muslims make up the majority of terrorists in Europe: There have been over one thousand terrorist attacks in Europe in the past five years. Take a guess at what percent of those terrorists were Muslim. Wrong, now guess again. It’s less than 2% .

3. Even if all terrorist attacks were carried out by Muslims, you still could not associate terrorism with Islam: There have been 140,000 terror attacks committed worldwide since 1970 . Even if Muslims carried out all of these attacks (which is an absurd assumption given the fact mentioned in my first point), those terrorists would represent less than 0.00009 percent of all Muslims. To put things into perspective, this means that you are more likely to be struck by lightening in your lifetime than a Muslim is likely to commit a terrorist attack during that same timespan.

4. If all Muslims are terrorists, then all Muslims are peacemakers: The same statistical assumptions being used to falsely portray Muslims as violent people can be used more accurately to portray Muslims as peaceful people. If all Muslims are terrorists because a single digit percentage of terrorists happen to be Muslim, then all Muslims are peacemakers because 5 out of the past 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners (42 percent) have been Muslims.

5. If you are scared of Muslims then you should also be scared of household furniture and toddlers: A study carried out by the University of North Carolina showed that less than 0.0002% of Americans killed since 9/11 were killed by Muslims. (Ironically, this study was done in Chapel Hill: the same place where a Caucasian non-Muslim killed three innocent Muslims as the mainstream media brushed this terrorist attack off as a parking dispute ). Based on these numbers, and those of the Consumer Product Safety Commission , the average American is more likely to be crushed to death by their couch or television than they are to be killed by a Muslim. As a matter of fact, Americans were more likely to be killed by a toddler in 2013 than they were by a so-called “Muslim terrorist”.

When a drunk driver causes a car accident, we never blame the car manufacturer for the violent actions of that driver. This is because we understand that we cannot blame an entire car company that produces millions of safe vehicles just because one of their cars was hijacked by a reckless person who used it to cause harm. So what right do we have to blame an entire religion of over 1.6 Billion peaceful people because of the actions of a relatively insignificant few?

I will not deny that terrorism is a real threat, it definitely is. However, it is extremely incorrect to associate the words “Muslim” and “terrorist” when literally all the facts implore you to do otherwise. The only way that we as Americans can defeat terrorism at home and across the world is by accurately targeting its root causes. There have been 355 mass shootings in the United States this year and falsely blaming Muslims for the San Bernardino shooting will do absolutely nothing to address this serious problem. It is time that we begin addressing terrorism on an educated and factual level.

 I plead you all to deeply consider the facts mentioned here the next time you see a news headline about Muslims and terrorism. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that”. We cannot allow the disparity in media coverage to blind us from the facts and turn us into hateful people, we are smarter than that. and lastly to answer the question you can agree with me based o the above mentioned facts that there is one connection between islam and terrorism.

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Yusuf Yusuf Yakubu is a corp member cum blogger interested in global affairs, politics and good governance in the world.