In the 14 years since Boko Haram was formed, the Nigerian terrorist group has kidnapped and killed hundreds of people, hoping to stamp out Western influence and create an Islamic state, ruled by Shariah law. They've done all kinds of things to get attention, but on April 14th they pulled off one of their most notorious feats, kidnapping more than 200 Nigerian school girls in the middle of the night. As the world calls for their safe return, we ask: How can Boko Haram claim any religious grounds for such cruelty?
Pictured: Kidnapped girls from video released by Boko Haram.
Moses Ochonu, associate professor of African history at Vanderbilt University
Darren Kew, executive director of the Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development at the University of Massachusetts at Boston 
