Miss World Turns Ugly

November 29, 2002

Earlier this month, when the decision to hold the Miss World Pageant in Nigeria was made public, some conservative Muslims cried foul. When a Christian journalist wrote that the Prophet probably wouldn't mind the pageant, full-blown communal rioting and calls for the journalist's death ensued. Bob speaks with Professor Graham Furniss of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.


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