bring back our girls

The Battle For the Chibok Girls Who Came to the U.S.

By Belinda Luscombe

How 4 Girls Escaped Boko Haram to End Up in Oregon

By Charlotte Alter

Girls Freed From Boko Haram Camps Not Chibok Schoolgirls

By Charlotte Alter

Watch the Bring Back Our Girls Founder's Emotional Speech

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Nigeria's Kidnapped Girls Forgotten Ahead of Election Day

President Goodluck Jonathan is concentrating his energies on getting re-elected in March

By Salima Koroma and Aryn Baker

Malala Wants Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Brought Home

Calls kidnapped girls her "sisters" during visit to Nigeria

By Charlotte Alter

Nigeria Bans Protests

Nigerian officials have banned demonstrations around the more than 250 kidnapped schoolgirls, which gained momentum internationally through the use of the #BringBackOurGirls, saying the protests pose a security threat to citizens

By Maya Rhodan

5 Reasons Boko Haram is Un-Islamic

The militant Nigerian group's actions repeatedly go against the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

By Carla Power

Michelle's Mother's Day Plea

First Lady says U.S. is doing "everything possible" to free kidnapped girls.

By Zeke J Miller

Celebrities Call for Action With #BringBackOurGirls

Almost a month after more than 250 schoolgirls were abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a trending hashtag shows the world's outrage

By TIME Staff

Malala: Save My Nigerian Sisters

Boko Haram's extremism and brutal activities are against the teachings of Allah. Islam is a religion of peace, where women are respected and education is valued above all

By Malala Yousafzai

Boko Haram: Not My Shariah

Shariah is part of Islam, and shariah is important to Muslims. But shariah is not a codified, static or agreed upon collection of laws

By Jerusha T. Lamptey

Boko Haram Kills Hundreds in Violent Rampage

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected of killing hundreds of people in a brutal 12-hour rampage in northeastern Nigeria, just weeks after it claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls who remain captive

By Noah Rayman

How We Failed the Lost Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram

We were fascinated with the search for the Malaysian plane and the search for survivors on the South Korean ferry. Why wasn't the media also focused on searching for the missing girls?

By Charlotte Alter
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