The “Students” are back: 20 years after

Aug. 17, 2021 Twenty years after the Americans and its allies kicked out the Taliban from ruling Afghanistan, the Americans have left the country (except for a few troops) and the Taliban (or Students [of Islamic Knowledge]) are back in power. The US blamed the 9/11 bombing on Osama Bin Laden, who was at that… Read More The “Students” are back: 20 years after

Moros in Video Documentaries

[from my M.A. thesis (2004) with additional notes] The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) produced a one-hour documentary containing four episodes. The first two episodes were titled: “Komunidad Mindanao” and were sub-titled Komunidad Basilan: Peace and Governance Redeemed and From War Zone to Thriving Communities: The Story of Former Camp Abubakar. The last… Read More Moros in Video Documentaries

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 More Bangsa Moro Conflict – Historical Antecedents and Present Impact