I argue in my book that cultural differences do not by themselves create ethnic conflict. However, Christian Filipinos, including representatives of the Philippine state, have often tended to view Philippine Muslims as socially backward and untrustworthy
Professor Thomas McKenna
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| Category: Moro References & History |
 Connecting the History of Filipino Immigration  |
Last Update: 2005/8/9 5:06 |
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When addressing Filipino history and culture, one must keep in mind that there are a myriad of different issues and considerations. This site is not intended as a complete reference for Filipino history and culture, but rather a primer--an introduction from which deeper investigations are begun.
This is not the end but rather a beginning.
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| Category: Bangsamoro Places |
| Mindanao - The Land of Promise |
Last Update: 2005/6/16 6:07 |
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This website is an effort to show the world what Mindanao really is through photographs, from the point of view of a Mindanaoan who lives in this Land of Promise.
This website is a work in progress. Since I started going around Mindanao to document festivals and events for the Mobile Media projects of Business World Online and for MindaNews, I was able to accumulate hundreds of images of the people and places in the different provinces. Mindanao is a land rich in diverse cultures - Christians, Muslims and Lumads. It is also a land where nature unfolds in all its glorious magnificence - the Tinago Falls of Iligan, the Tinuy-an Falls of Surigao Sur, the marshlands of Agusan, the seascapes of Baliangao.
This photo gallery contains representative images from at least 60 percent of the provinces in Mindanao. These are the places I have visited in the course of doing my work as a photojournalist. I intend to explore the rest of the provinces, and keep coming back to those I've already visited. If your hometown has a beautiful festival or scenic spot you would like to be included here, just e-mail me.
I have received feedbacks from Filipinos living abroad who have viewed my photo galleries, saying that they are so thankful for the photos because it gives them a chance to get a glimpse of their hometowns. Indeed, a photo is a window through which you can go back and forth in place and time. If you want, you may order photo prints from this gallery and hang these pictures in your home or put them on your office table. It would be like carrying a piece of Mindano with you.
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| Category: Bangsamoro Places |
| The Land of the Maguindanao |
Last Update: 2005/6/16 2:15 |
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Muslim traders
from the nearby Malay states traded with the Maguindanaos and influenced the
culture of the region. It is believed that Islam first came to the region in
1460, with the arrival of Sharif Awliya, who married a Maguindanao. The
introduction of Islam and its institutions has been credited to Sharif Mohammed
Kabungsuwan, a Johore Muslim who established the Sultanate of Maguindanao
sometime in 1515. Over the years, several sultanates were established to rule
over the region, the most significant of which are the sultanates of Cotabato,
Buayan, and Kabuntalan.
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| Category: Bangsamoro News & Events |
| The Mindanao Problem Website |
Last Update: 2005/6/5 3:02 |
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This Site is a requirement for the completion of FSUN DECC and my contribution to our Muslim brothers in the Philippines. It is very important to understand the causes and effects of Mindanao problem in order to have a comprehensive view of the situation, the place and its people. We gained knowledge about the conflict from the people around us and from media, and what we've learned were only part of the story. Let us cross religion indifferences by promoting Brotherhood and Solidarity. Let Love and Trust be tools against hate, prejudice, and ignorance. Regardless of religion, we all came from one father, Abraham.
"Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the Muslim are the Jews and Pagans.. Nearest in love to the Muslims those who say we are Christians."-Qur'an 5:82
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| Category: History and Culture |
| Sulu Histroy and Tourism |
Last Update: 2005/6/5 3:00 |
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The Sultanate of Sulu began to rise as a system of government in those days, with Raja Baginda as its first supreme ruler. He was succeeded by Abu Bakar, who firmly established Mohammedanism and effected government reforms.
The presence of foreign forces in Sulu brought about several conflicts that caused the fall of the first organized state in early Philippines. For 300 years, beginning from the 16th century, the Suluans had fought all alien forces who had attempted to dominate the people and change their way of life.
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| Category: Moro References & History |
| Muslim Filipinos |
Last Update: 2005/4/4 3:45 |
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Moros were confined almost entirely to the southern part of the country--southern and western Mindanao, southern Palawan, and the Sulu Archipelago. Ten subgroups could be identified on the basis of language. Three of these groups made up the great majority of Moros. They were the Maguindanaos of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao provinces; the Maranaos of the two Lanao provinces; and the Tausugs, principally from Jolo Island. Smaller groups were the Samals and Bajaus, principally of the Sulu Archipelago; the Yakans of Zamboanga del Sur Province; the Ilanons and Sangirs of Southern Mindanao Region; the Melabugnans of southern Palawan; and the Jama Mapuns of the tiny Cagayan Islands.
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