QUR'ANIC EDUCATION, THE STATE, AND ‘ISLAMIC’ MILITANCY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A REASSESSMENT 1 Nasir M. Baba Department of Curriculum Studies & Educational Technology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria nasir.baba@udusok.edu.ng A Paper Presented at the 10 th Biennial Conference Organised by World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), Nigeria Chapter, held at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria from 14 th to 18 th October, 2014 Conference Theme: Curriculum and Culture 1 An earlier draft of this paper was presented at a workshop on “Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspectives” organised by American Political Science Association (APSA) , and held at the Institute for Governance and Development (IGD), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 1-12, 2013. Many thanks to APSA for organising this workshop and sponsoring my participation in it; and to the workshop leaders and participants for their comments and suggestions.