Archive for April, 2007
War in Moroland — MNLF commander calls for Jihad (Holy War)
War is again afoot in Moroland. Ustadz Habir Malik of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has just declared Jihad or Holy War against the Philippine Armed Forces. There are again thousands of people fleeing their villages. And to add to the tension between the MNLF and AFP, the non-Islamist and non-Islamic Abu Sayyaf Group [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Blogging as Journalism, Diary Writing, Note-taking, Promo Tool, etc.
In the recently held 3rd Philippine Blogging Summit, a couple of speakers talked on Blogging as Journalism. From the way they talked, it was as if ALL blogging is journalism or that ALL bloggers are considered journalists. Really, just because the speakers are journalists and they blog does not mean that all bloggers are journalists.
Blogging [...]
Bangsa Moro Conflict – Historical Antecedents and Present Impact
In September 2000, I was invited to deliver a speech/lecture on the Social Impact of the Moro Conflict at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos. Later, I uploaded the speech in my website and in one web forum I joined. Later, I found out that this speech has been linked and/or re-published in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Once upon a time: Sarangany Island
Located thirteen kilometers from Tinaka Point, the southernmost tip of mainland Mindanao, is a beautiful island called Sarangany. It is accessible by ferry from Davao City or by banca from my hometown, Malita in Davao del Sur. From the Sarangany town proper, one can take another banca ride to go to Maluku (Moluccas) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Milestones in Moro historiography
MUSLIMS IN THE PHILIPPINES
“…History books in the Philippines tend to lay emphasis on events in other islands and glorify national heroes from such area, as if the history of the Philippines is only that of people who had been conquered while the history of the unconquered ones do not merit a share in the history [...]
The Moro Sultanates
The Sultanate of MAGUINDANAO
The Sultanate of Maguindanao, the lower valley (sa ilud) kingdom, was a harbor sultanate relying heavily on trade and naval power. At the height of its power in the 17th century under Sultan Qudarat and Sultan Barahman, Maguindanao was the acknowledged overlord of all Mindanao, Sulu and even Borneo. The last [...]
MOROLAND – Land of the Bangsa Moro
Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan comprised the Land of the Moros since the 13th century. The lands north of it like the Kingdom of Manila were invaded and colonized by Spain. The Moro sultanates — Sulu, Maguindanao, Buayan and the Maranao confederacy — however fought and maintained their independence until the coming of the Americans in [...]
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