Overview

• On HBO’s Real Time, Maher argued media overlook the killing of Christians in Nigeria, saying coverage lags “because the Jews aren’t involved.”
• He claimed more than 100,000 Christians have been killed since 2009 and 18,000 churches burned, figures reported without detailed sourcing and contrasted by varying NGO counts.
• Maher described Boko Haram and other Islamist groups as attempting to wipe out Nigeria’s Christian population, calling it a genocide attempt.
• Rep. Nancy Mace agreed the issue receives scant attention and thanked Maher for raising violence in Nigeria and earlier remarks about Syria.
• Open Doors U.K. cited roughly 150,000 killed in jihadist violence over a decade and over 16 million Christians displaced across the region, while the White House says it is working with the State Department; no new policy steps were reported.