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Interfaith Education and the Quest for Peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations Dissertations and Theses July 2019 Interfaith Education and the Quest for Peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria Ezekiel Abdullahi Babagario University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2 Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons, and the Other Education Commons Recommended Citation Babagario, Ezekiel Abdullahi, "Interfaith Education and the Quest for Peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria" (2019). Doctoral Dissertations. 1587. https://doi.org/10.7275/t6ka-sx72 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/1587 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INTERFAITH EDUCATION AND THE QUEST FOR PEACEBUILDING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA A Dissertation Presented by EZEKIEL ABDULLAHI BABAGARIO Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY MAY 2019 College of Education © Copyright by Ezekiel Abdullahi Babagario 2019 All Rights Reserved INTERFAITH EDUCATION AND THE QUEST FOR PEACEBUILDING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA A Dissertation Presented By EZEKIEL ABDULLAHI BABAGARIO Approved as to style and content by: ____________________________________________ David R. Evans, Chair ____________________________________________ Bjorn H. Nordtveit, Member ____________________________________________ Mzamo P. Mangaliso, Member ____________________________________ Jennifer Randall Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Education DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to God Almighty for His protection and guidance. To my wife Veronica and children- Blessing, Joseph, Ayoub and Abed for their patience, thank you for your love and sacrifices. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The incessant religious crises in Northern Nigeria prompted me to venture into interfaith dialogue. My desire and passion for this work is to bring peace in my little way in this troubled region. Many people and organizations have helped me tremendously in achieving this goal. I want to first thank God almighty for giving me the opportunity to embark on this study. I am very grateful to my hearthrob and children Veronica, Blessing, Joseph, Ayoub and Abed for their understanding and the pains they went through because of my academic pursuit in this discipline. I will not forget my mother and siblings, my mother in-law and my other in-laws; you are all supportive of my cause. Dr. David R. Evans, you are a pillar to my academic pursuit and a pool of knowledge where I tapped from while here, I remain grateful for your patience with me. Many thanks to Dr. Bjorn H. Nordtveit and Dr. Mzamo P. Mangaliso for accepting to serve on my committee; I appreciate your critical evaluation. Rev. Dr. Steven Blackburn, I cannot express my gratitude in words, your simplicity has taught me a lot about life thank you for reading and editing my work, I know it was a great task for someone who is poor in English language. I want to sincerely thank my late father, though he was not rich but he swore to get his children educated. I remember one time he said he would go around in rags to see his children educated. Your dreams have come true; I am able to scale the hurdle to earn a doctorate degree. I am sure you must be smiling from above. I want to say a big thank you Dr. Abed Jaradat; you are a great mentor and motivator. Anytime I talked with you, I always marveled at your wisdom and pool of knowledge. You are a true embodiment of the Prophet Muhammad SAW through your speech and actions. It is a blessing to have you as my boss here at UMass Amherst. I am as well grateful to your wife Hind for the reception she hosted us in your home on many occasions. Many thanks to the faculty and support staff of the Center for International Education (CIE). I want to specially thank Barbara Gravin Wilbur for her enormous work at the center. She responded to every inquiry I presented to her anytime I come to the center. I always leave her office happy and satisfied. Barbara was the first person I met when I arrived CIE and she welcomed me with a beautiful smile, a smile she wears until this moment. Special thanks to members of my cohort, Mei Lan Frame, David Epstein, Sylvia Yi Sun and Maguette Diame. I truly appreciate your help and companionship in and outside of classroom. Much gratitude to the lecturers at the College of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst MA USA you all are the best, I cannot thank you enough for what you inculcated in me. Thank you Erika Slocumb, Crystal Norwood, Ruby Maddox, I lack words to express my gratitude to you all, I have tormented you day and night with my problems but you all attended to me as if you were meant to take care of me alone, I am so grateful. v My quest for scholarship began at the Baptist Theological Seminary Kaduna where the desire to learn about the dynamics of religion and politics in Nigeria started. I long for admission in a Nigerian university for Peace Studies/Education but it was not possible. When I contacted Hartford Seminary in 2006 Vanessa Avery-Wall was very helpful with the admission process the rest is history (as it is often said), I am highly indebted to her. When I decided to leave the Nigerian Air Force to further my studies my boss encouraged me, he did not just gave me his blessings, he was the first to give me financial support for the purpose. Air Cdre Abayomi Malomo (Rtd) former Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Chief of Defense Staff (DHQ) Nigeria, I am very grateful Sir you are a wonderful boss. You are a detribalized Nigerian who is only concerned about the success of people around you not minding where they come from or their tribes. When senior officers from my region in Nigeria refused to listen to me, you listened to me and supported me. I remain loyal Sir. I am also grateful to your then PA MWO Chigbu Oscar who was supportive and he encouraged me throughout my academic process. I will not forget Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. I. Chuga and the entire Baptist Theological Seminary Kaduna family, my journey started here. You started the process of shaping my thoughts process in this direction. I am also indebted to Rev. Dr. Manasseh H. Panpe who encouraged me to go to seminary and trusted me to be associated Minister of First Baptist Church Kawo Kaduna in his absence; Rev. Alhamdu A. Tukurah; Rev. James N. Danladi; and the entire members of First Baptist Church Kawo-Kaduna Nigeria for taking care of my family in my absence. Thank you to the Diaconate of First Baptist Church Kawo Kaduna Nigeria, I sincerely appreciate the friendship and love. I am grateful to Pastor Greg Mozel, Pastor Brant Lingle, Pastor Josh Raskin, Pastor Lily Soh and the entire members of First Baptist Church Amherst MA, I enjoyed my stay with this beautiful congregation, and you have been wonderful. I will not end this acknowledgement without the mention of my childhood friends: Christopher Yusufu Kigbu, Joseph Danlami Audu Golu, Josiah Sani Abraks, Rotimi Ibrahim, Godwin Joseph and many others. We had a great time during our childhood at Anglo-Jos. I remember how we were naughty and had many dreams on how to conquer the world. We will get there some day since we are still alive. We were called Captain Ishaku Bako’s boys because of our knitted relationship, aren’t we grateful to Captain Bako? I lack words to express my profound gratitude to Captain Ishaku Bako, he was a model to me and my childhood friends. He set the pace for us through the discipline he inculcated in us during our time as members of 117 Plateau Company, Boys Briagde Anglo-Jos. I remember we were called “Angulayen Angulu Jos”, and we were so proud of the name. I will not forget to appreciate Late Mallam Buba Tumbin-Giwa D. Biu, you are the perfect disciplinary officer we ever had at 117 Plateau Company Anglo- vi Jos. I am grateful to the entire members of ECWA Church Anglo-Jos, Plateau State Nigeria; you are my first family after my nucleus family. I also want to express my gratitude to some great friends who touched my life and that of my family one way or the other during my academic journey. Some of these great friends are: Alhaji and Hajiya Haruna Audu, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ishaya Dabo you are truly a brother from another mother, Caroline Sule (Aunty Caro) you are true friend, Mr. & Mrs. Sani Hassan Doyis, Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell Kefas, Mr. &Mrs. Sule Yusuf Jatau (Chesco), My cousin Hajiya Hauwa and her husband Alhaji Haruna Sajo, Mrs. Hannatu Yusuf (Maman Eslah) and many others, I remain grateful. I will not forget other students on campus especially those at CIE and COE, thank you for the peer criticism it helped me a great deal, regardless of our differences we remained until this moment; I pray the whole world will be like this. For many out there whom I forgot to mention, please forgive me, I appreciate your contribution. The Lord who sees the heart will reward you for your effort. Thank you all. vii ABSTRACT INTERFAITH EDUCATION AND THE QUEST FOR PEACEBUILDING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA EZEKIEL ABDULLAHI BABAGARIO, B.Sc., UNIVERSITY OF JOS, NIGERIA MA., HARTFORD SEMINARY Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Directed by: Professor Emeritus David R.
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