Nigerian Miss World cancelled

BBC News ^ | November 23, 2002 | BBC News

[MadIvan]

This year's Miss World contest which sparked bloody clashes in host nation Nigeria will now be moved to London, the organisers have said.

The show will be held in London on 7 December instead of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, officials announced late on Friday.

The decision came after more than 100 people died and hundreds more were injured in violent protests in the Nigerian city of Kaduna this week.

In a statement, the organisers said the change of venue was in the "overall interests of Nigeria and the contestants".

Muslim groups in Nigeria believe the contest is immoral and degrading to women and are angry that preliminary events began during the holy month of Ramadan.

[tall_tex]

...Say hello to Miss Israel for me....

Looks as if she is ready to kick a$$ and take names.

[Lady Jag]

Fox News reported a few minutes ago the Nigerian protestors were yell,

Down with beauty!

What's with that?

[FITZ]

The show will be held in London

Isn't London also full of a lot of Muslims? They're going to be angry if it's in London.

[MadIvan]

Isn't London also full of a lot of Muslims? They're going to be angry if it's in London.

Would people get over this idea that London is somehow a suburb of Riyadh?

No, there are not that many Muslims. No more than I dare say than in New York City, for example.

Regards, Ivan

[Brian Mosely]

The muslems are pi$$ed because all of their women are UGLY...

How do we know?

[FITZ]

By Allah, I hated her when I saw her coming towards him. I knew that he was going to see what I saw (her beauty)." (Ibid)

Were the bloody clashes from the Muslim women? From the story of Mohammed, it seems the women might be worse than the men, his first wife was a lecherous older woman who seems to have taught him well, and his wives seem to be very bitter, jealous, and hateful women.

[KQQL]

From what I have read...first Mohammad was ruled by older
woman ......then when she died...he went nuts and became a
womanizer .........and married any woman who didn't look a
a goat....

[KQQL]

Goats are not beautiful..unless you are a sheep.

[MinuteGal]

I guess the Nigerian Islams ruined all their country's rosy chances for a future summer Olympics, eh?

Leni

[Ann Archy]

What??? No Burka Contest???

[Madame Dufarge]

Wow!

Most excellent.

[NRA2BFree]

LOL @ #33 How true!

[andy58-in-nh]

Re#46

OK, now I understand the goat thing.

[Libertina]

Thanks, Bars... I was just checking to make certain the obligatory Religion of Peace protestation was posted. YOU did an admirable job! ;)

[SunnyUsa]

Congrats Ivan! lol

Wise move by the pageant officals - I was thinking that NO CONTESTANT is SAFE there!

[FreedomPoster]

keyword bump

[FreedomPoster]

Nice graphic! I'll be using that.

I've been adding the keyword; see if you can tell which one.

[metesky]

Still it would pay to be prudent, don'tcha think?

It just smells ripe for a move. I'm prolly overly cautious or noid, but better to err on the side of caution when it comes to this lot.