Two men create bridge over Nigeria's troubled waters; In a conflict zone between the Muslim north and the Christian south, two former enemies find common ground and share a peacemaking mission.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: February 28, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Mike Crawley Special to The Christian Science Monitor

KADUNA, NIGERIA -- James Wuye was once a self-described militant Christian youth, and Muhammad Ashafa a radical Muslim activist - unlikely partners in efforts to bring peace to Kaduna, the ground zero of religious conflict in Nigeria.

But instead of battling when violence breaks out, Reverend Wuye, a Pentecostal preacher, and Imam Ashafa, who leads a local mosque, go to the frontlines to try to calm tempers and find solutions.

Some of the worst communal clashes since democracy returned to Nigeria four years ...

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