Bill Maher Condemns Global Silence on “Genocide” of Christians in Nigeria “Because Jews Aren’t Involved, That’s Why”
CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. – September 29, 2025
American television host and comedian Bill Maher has ignited debate by accusing the international media of ignoring what he calls a genocide against Christians in Nigeria, violence that Nigerian rights groups say has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
During a panel discussion on his HBO program Real Time, Maher argued that the ongoing massacres of Christians in Nigeria are “so much more of a genocide attempt than what is currently going on in Gaza,” yet remain largely absent from global headlines.
He said it was “pretty amazing” that the crisis has not captured wider attention and criticized audiences for relying on media sources that leave them “in a bubble.”
“They are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria,” Maher warned, noting reports of more than 100,000 deaths and the burning of over 18,000 churches since 2009. “Where are the kids protesting this?” he asked.
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace joined the discussion and thanked Maher for drawing attention to the tragedy, remarking that international coverage of the killings has been scarce.
Maher responded bluntly, “Well, because the Jews aren’t involved. That’s why. It’s the Christians and the Muslims, who cares?”
His remark underscored a broader criticism that outrage often depends on the identity of the victims rather than the scale of the atrocities.
Independent Nigerian civil-rights organizations such as International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has documented violence consistent with Maher’s concerns.
According to the group, over 19,100 Christian churches have been destroyed, looted, or forced to close since 2009.
Open Doors, a global Christian charity that campaigns on behalf of persecuted Christians, has raised alarm over escalating jihadist violence in sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the organization described the crisis as “hard to overstate,” warning that it poses “a potentially existential threat to the future peace and stability of several nations in the region, particularly Nigeria.”
The group estimates that more than 150,000 people have been killed in jihadist-related violence across the region over the past decade.
Most of these assaults are attributed to Islamist extremist groups such as Boko Haram and other Fulani terrorist organizations operating across different regions of the country.
Maher’s comments echo long-standing appeals from Nigerian human-rights advocates who say government statistics undercount the real toll of insecurity, but majority of the time claims they are tackling it head-on, meanwhile it keeps getting worse.
His critique challenges both the international media and activist communities to acknowledge the scale of violence, which he contends is an ongoing attempt to wipe out Nigeria’s Christian population.
