https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Boko-Haram-caliphate-and-rentier-state https://internationalviewpoint.org/Boko-Haram-caliphate-and-rentier-state 2015-01-11T11:57:29Z text/html en David Seddon Nigeria <p>The April 2014 kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, in the extreme northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, made the name ‘Boko Haram' notorious overnight. A global call to “bring back our girls” quickly became one of the highest-profile social media campaigns ever, with even leading celebrities and high-profile politicians joining in.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV480-January-2015-" rel="directory">IV480 - January 2015</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Nigeria-+" rel="tag">Nigeria</a>