Some funding clearly comes [PDF] from criminal activity, with kidnapping particularly lucrative, and from bank robberies. Presumably, protection rackets also play a role. At some times and in some places, Boko Haram has been able to impose “taxes” on the local population.

Poverty, the employment opportunities presented by Boko Haram, being frustrated with life and the lack of education were categorized as important factors contributing to people’s decision to join Boko Haram.

Nigeria

Most Muslims see breastfeeding as the God (Allah) given right of the child according to the rules of Shariah (Islamic Law). The religious laws regarding breastfeeding are all from the Quran and give parents a degree of flexibility and choice.

If a wet nurse breastfeeds children for another family, the children of the wet nurse will also become mahram to the family members (including the father and the mother) and marriage between them is not allowed. In Shi’a Islam, there are very specific conditions under which milk kinship is created.

Research has also found dangerous impurities can occur in human breast milk, including bacterial food-borne illnesses if the milk is not properly sanitized or stored, and infectious diseases including hepatitis, HIV and syphilis.

Breast milk tastes like milk, but probably a different kind than the store-bought one you’re used to. The most popular description is “heavily sweetened almond milk.” The flavor is affected by what each mom eats and the time of day. Here’s what some moms, who’ve tasted it, also say it tastes like: cucumbers.