U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj visited the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, saying Christians in Nigeria are “being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed,” and calling for stronger international action to protect religious minorities.
Minaj met with Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, for what she described as an in-depth discussion on efforts by the Trump administration to defend religious freedom worldwide.
She thanked President Donald Trump for “prioritising this issue” and supporting measures aimed at protecting Christian communities in Nigeria and combating extremist violence.
Minaj said she has seen through her travels how deeply faith shapes cultures around the world and warned that religion “is under attack in way too many places.”
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“In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed,” she said. “Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart, and entire communities live in fear simply because of how they pray.”
The rapper also stressed that defending freedom of worship should not be viewed as taking sides. “It is about uniting humanity,” she said, adding that attacks on mosques, churches, or any place of worship should alarm the global community.
“When one’s church, mosque, or place of worship is destroyed, everyone’s heart should break just a little bit,” she said.
Minaj then said she hopes her engagement at the UN will help “encourage deepened solidarity” and strengthen global resolve to ensure that “every person can enjoy the right to believe, to worship, and to live in peace.”
