Isioma Daniel

Isioma Nkemdilim Nkiruka Daniel (; born 1981) is a Nigerian journalist whose 2002 newspaper article comment involving the Islamic prophet Muhammad sparked the Miss World riots and caused a fatwa to be issued on her life. She ultimately had to flee the country because of jihadists.

Education and career Isioma Daniel studied journalism and politics for three years at the University of Central Lancashire, graduating in the summer of 2001. Her first job as a journalist was at Thisday, a Lagos-based national daily newspaper. However, that judgment quickly proved wrong, as the publication triggered violent religious riots that left more than 200 dead and 1,000 injured, while 11,000 people were made homeless. Thisday's offices in Kaduna were torched, despite the paper's apology and retraction on the front page.

Daniel resigned from the newspaper the day after her article appeared. Thus Lateef Adegbite, Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, was quick to reject the death penalty since Daniel was not Muslim and the newspaper had apologised publicly.

Exile in Europe Isioma Daniel eventually went into exile in Europe, her resettlement guided by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International.