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Miss World riots in Kaduna

Violence around the Miss World pageant controversy showed how global media, religion, gender politics, and local grievance could interact explosively.

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November 2002

Miss World riots in Kaduna

Violence around the Miss World pageant controversy showed how global media, religion, gender politics, and local grievance could interact explosively.

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Violence around the Miss World pageant controversy showed how global media, religion, gender politics, and local grievance could interact explosively. The episode followed earlier sharia-related tension in Kaduna.

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