A post comparing a global music icon to a revered religious leader is already controversial territory. It escalated when someone claimed the The Sultan of Sokoto is a “direct beneficiary of jihad and terrorism.”
Assertions like this carry weight without proof. Critiquing leadership is allowed. Tying an individual to terrorism or jihad as fact, without evidence, mirrors a broader red flag in digital conversation—defamation driven by sentiment, not data. It fuels religious mistrust, deepens north-south tensions, and oversimplifies complex historical and political realities into villain labels for engagement.
Even figures like Nicki Minaj used as contrast shouldn’t justify collective demonization or dangerous accusations. When we confuse disagreement with guilt, truth becomes casualty, and peace becomes optional.
The Red Flags see it clearly: call out systems, challenge narratives, but stop baptizing assumptions as fact.
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