Abstract
ABSTRACTTaking the 1980–1981 riots in Kano (Nigeria) as a starting point of analysis, this article focuses on the place Islam occupies in shaping both the relationships between the different provinces of this state and its policies towards foreign countries, namely Israel and the Arab world. The Nigerian central government has tried to maintain political links with these states even though it must deal with antagonistic internal divisions which exist between Muslims (in the north) and Christians. Nigeria's participation in OPEC is particularly illustrative of this “natural” alliance with the Arab countries for economic and political purposes, while maintaining at the same time exchanges with the Western world through Israel.
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