MAISHA: Wasichana waliotekwa wasilimishwa

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Wasichana waliotekwa wasilimishwa

A woman cries out during a demonstration Tuesday, April 29, in Abuja with other mothers whose daughters have been kidnapped.

Chibok school girls who escaped from the Boko Haram Islamists gather to receive information from officials.

Bring back our girls ... A young girl shows a placard during a demonstration in Geneva in

Nigeria protest over kidnapped schoolgirls

First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted this picture of herself holding a #BringBackOurGirls sign in support of the schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Mothers of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram want world powers to help rescue the hostages.

A man weeps as he joins parents of the kidnapped girls during a meeting with the Borno state governor in Chibok on Tuesday, April 22.

Malala Yousafzai, the world's most famous advocate for girls' right to education, says that "girls in Nigeria are my sisters." This photo was posted to the @MalalaFund Twitter account on May 6.

Mothers weep during a meeting with the Borno state governor on April 22 in Chibok.

Protesters take part in a "million woman march" on Wednesday, April 30, in Abuja "These girls could have been my sisters or worst still my daughter," says Emmanuel Oleabhiele from Doha, Qatar. "My daughter is 6 months old and I fear for her future as a Nigerian."

"These girls could have been my sisters or worst still my daughter," says Emmanuel Oleabhiele from Doha, Qatar. "My daughter is 6 months old and I fear for her future as a Nigerian."

Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Nigerian education minister and vice president of the World Bank's Africa division, leads a march of women in Abuja on April 30. Women march Monday, May 5, in Chibok.

Police stand guard during a demonstration in Lagos on May 1.

"You are most likely thinking to yourself, 'What's the point in posting another picture or status to speak about this issue?,"' says Uchenna Mildred Udeh from St. John, New Brunswick. "I can tell you this: it will. Do not underestimate the power of your voice. We have to make this personal."

Abuja Hosea Sambido, a leader in the Chibok community, speaks during a rally in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 6, pressing for the release of the abducted girls.

A woman attends a demonstration Tuesday, May 6, that called for the Nigerian government to rescue nearly 300 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last month in Chibok, Nigeria. The girls were taken by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram

Catholics nuns pray during a morning Mass in honor of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 11.

Catholic faithful attend a morning Mass in honor of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 11.

Singer Steven tyler posted this image on both his Twitter and Instagram accounts alonth with the hashtag #RealMenDontBuyGirls.

Borno state governor Kashim Shettima, center, visits the Chibok school on April 21.

Nigeria Kidnapped girls video may 12.jpg

Photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. The new video purports to show the girls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic. It is the first public sight of the girls since more than 300 were kidnapped exactly four weeks ago.