The Miss World riots were a series of religiously motivated riots in the Nigerian city of Kaduna in November 2002, resulting in the deaths of more than...
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riots in the nearby city of Kaduna (the "Miss World riots") the pageant was relocated to London. A total of 110 contestants from all over the world were...
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pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Krystyna Pyszková...
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Isioma Daniel (section 2002 Nigeria riots)
article comment involving the Islamic prophet Muhammad sparked the Miss World riots and caused a fatwa to be issued on her life. She ultimately had to...
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been the site of violent ethnic and religious conflict, with the 2002 Miss World riots in the state capital over purported blasphemy leading to around 250...
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2008–2009 Oslo riots 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots 2006 Brussels riots 2005 French riots 2001 England riots Ferguson unrest 1981 Brixton riot George Floyd...
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The following is a list of Miss World titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1951 to present. Notes: Marjorie Wallace, the 1973 winner...
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The 2000 Kaduna riots were religious riots in Kaduna involving Christians and Muslims over the introduction of sharia law in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It...
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list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified...
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Religious violence in Nigeria (section Riots)
this day. 2002: Riots force Miss World out of Nigeria. BBC News website, Sunday, 24 November 2002, 14:49 GMT. THE "MISS WORLD RIOTS": Continued Impunity...
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Guangdong province of south China. November 20 – Miss World riots: Muslims in Nigeria riot against the Miss World pageant, killing hundreds. November 25 – U...
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August 2011, England was struck by riots, the worst in the country in decades. The timeline of the events of the riots spanned from 6–10 August. On 6 August...
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chronological list of known riots. 205–186 – BC The great revolt of Egypt against Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 48 BC – 47 BC – Riots during the Siege of Alexandria...
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Abuja attack may refer to: Abuja bus crash riots Miss World riots October 2010 Abuja bombings December 2010 Abuja bombing May 2011 Nigeria bombings 2011...
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rellen". Trouw (in Dutch). 26 May 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2014. "The "Miss World Riots": Continued Impunity for Killings in Kaduna". Human Rights Watch. July...
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The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent...
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riots, these took place shortly before the War of 1812 1824 – Hard Scrabble and Snow Town Riots, 1824 & 1831 respectively, Providence, RI (race riots)...
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Pogrom (redirect from Anti-Jewish riots)
of power in favor of the rioters distinguishes pogroms from other forms of riots (food riots, race riots or 'communal riots' between evenly matched groups);...
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complicity in the riots and called it "opportunism" and "hatred" by the Congress government, of Sikhs. Although the U.S. has not identified the riots as genocide...
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"Miss World" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, written by frontwoman Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson. The song was released...
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2020 short film Amritsar Junction. He portrayed a rioter in the film based on 1947 communal riots during the Partition of India. In 2021, he appeared...
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The Alternative Miss World is an art and fashion event presented in the form of a beauty pageant. It was founded by Andrew Logan in 1972, and has been...
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and career of Ahmed Makarfi". Legit.ng. Retrieved May 25, 2021. "The Miss World Riots" [Continued Impunity for Killings in Kaduna]. HRW. July 23, 2003. Retrieved...
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Maria Hertogh (redirect from Maria Hertogh Riots)
notable for being at the centre of the Maria Hertogh riots when she was a young girl. The riots took place between 11 and 13 December 1950 in Singapore...
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returns rattled by deadly riots". cbc.ca. CBC News. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2009. "Contestants suing Miss Canada organizers". cbc.ca...
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attack Pussy Riot members in Sochi". The Age. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2014. "2 Pussy Riots Band Members assaulted...
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Riot V, formerly known as Riot, is an American heavy metal band formed in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. The band achieved success and popularity during...
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The 2008 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims over the result of a local election on 28 and 29 November 2008 in Jos, a city in the Middle...
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portal Violence against Muslims in India 1969 Gujarat riots 1985 Gujarat riots 2006 Vadodara riots Religious violence in India Gujarat Files: Anatomy of...
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pitched the feature film project Miss Saturne with a pilot short film. In November 2021, Fortiche, in collaboration with Riot Games, released the series Arcane...
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