Political use of fundamentalist religious ideas is threatening women’s rights across Africa.
![In mid-April Boko Haram kidnapped some 200 school girls in Nigeria [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201452018639248734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Jessica Horn is a women's rights consultant and writer whose work focuses on women's health, human rights and freedom from violence. She is an active member of the African Feminist Forum.
Political use of fundamentalist religious ideas is threatening women’s rights across Africa.
![In mid-April Boko Haram kidnapped some 200 school girls in Nigeria [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201452018639248734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)