A terrorist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo last week has since dominated the 24-hour international news cycle as has the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie. Yet the massacre of 2,000 Nigerians carried out by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has not. The hashtag #IamNigeria has exploded in reaction to a worldwide media neglect for the story, begging the question why thousands of innocent deaths can go virtually unnoticed in comparison to the death of 17. While the attack in Paris is certainly one that deserves attention, so does the tragedy that occurred in Nigeria -- which has since been recognized as the deadliest massacre in history of Boko Haram. Even Nigeria's president...
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