Philippines News » Muslim Mindanao News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Muslim scholar: BARMM polls path toward self-governance, lasting peace
The historic parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) mark an important step toward achieving elusive peace and development in the region and across the ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Fighter to minister: Philippine Muslim rebel’s new ‘struggle’
Murad Ebrahim’s life as the Philippines’ top Muslim rebel led him into fierce jungle combat and to meet with Osama bin Laden, but a very different challenge now awaits him: governing. Murad has been ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Faith in Philippines bridges Mindanao’s divides
Bolawan Buyog still remembers how she and her family, along with neighboring Christian families, had what she calls “a miraculous escape” during the deadly siege of Marawi City in the southern ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Philippines’ biggest Muslim rebel group sounds IS alarm
The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group said Wednesday it had lost 10 fighters in battles to stop a “growing force” of radical militants who support the Islamic State group. The Moro Islamic ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: From rebels to candidates
SEPTEMBER is significant for the longest conflict-affected country in Asia — the Philippines. The first week of September is the anniversary of the peace talks between the government and the Moro ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Philippines pivots from battling militants to projecting power at sea
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — For a half-century, Philippine soldiers deployed on the southwestern edge of the country have been dedicated to squashing separatist movements led by Islamist rebels. Now, the ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Life: Evangelicals Divided as Sharia Courts Expand in the Philippines
Some view the expansion as an increase in Islamic influence while others see it as part of living in a pluralistic society. The Philippine government’s recent decision to expand sharia law into ...