{"id":6365,"date":"2025-06-24T22:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T22:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/pulledup-by-their-boot-straps-a-historical-account-of-how-muslimsi-n-south-west-nigeria-fared-in-colonial-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T04:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:15:57","slug":"pulledup-by-their-boot-straps-a-historical-account-of-how-muslimsi-n-south-west-nigeria-fared-in-colonial-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/pulledup-by-their-boot-straps-a-historical-account-of-how-muslimsi-n-south-west-nigeria-fared-in-colonial-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"PULLED`UP BY THEIR BOOT STRAPS: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HOW MUSLIMSI N SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA FARED IN COLONIAL NIGERIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>PULLED`UP BY THEIR BOOT STRAPS: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HOW MUSLIMSI N SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA FARED IN COLONIAL NIGERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/wissjournals.com.ng\/index.php\/wiss\/article\/view\/234' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/wissjournals.com.ng\/index.php\/wiss\/article\/download\/234\/218' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Islam and Christianity, though not indigenous to Nigeria, are the two major religions in the country. Their paths crossed in the colonial period. The study examines what happened in South West Nigeria when the paths of the two religions crossed in the colonial period. The ambivalence of the British colonial officers, which made them promote Islam in the North and stifle it in the South-West, aroused the curiosity of the writer. Using historical and descriptive methods and relying on primary and secondary sources, it was found that if not for the measures taken by South-West Muslims, Islam could have been eclipsed by Christianity in the area. The paper concludes that Islam was deep-rooted in the South-west region. 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