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Comelec, concerned organizations
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“Clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful [CHAMP]
elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao [ARMM].”
Sixteen ARMM civil society organizations and the
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) recently
pledged themselves to this vision during a three-day summit workshop
at the Pius XII Center.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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SPECIAL REPORT
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Sulu’s cassava—alternative to rice
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JOLO, Sulu: The historical and controversial
island-province of Sulu at the tip of Southern Mindanao has a land
area of only of 1,600.4 hectares and a population of some 680,090.
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The Darul Ifta and the ARMM Elections
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A survey commissioned by The Asia Foundation revealed that 83
percent of Muslims believe that their Ulama (Muslim religious
leaders and Islamic scholars) would play a big role in the upcoming
elections for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Role of Muslims cited in
Manila’s 437th foundation
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The City of Manila celebrated on Tuesday its
437th founding anniversary with the Manila Historical and Heritage
Commission (MHHC) recognizing the role of Muslims in the founding
the city.
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Moro Times is ‘best practice’
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The Moro Times, declared the recently concluded 6th ASEF
Journalists’ Colloquim held in Amsterdam, is a model of how
minority groups can participate meaningfully in mainstream media.
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Indonesian President Yudhoyono:
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Religious dialogue key to global peace
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president issued an appeal for more dialogue
to tackle religious violence Tuesday at the start of an
international inter-faith peace conference here.
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Talks on humanism mark
Khomeini death anniversary
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To commemorate the 19th death anniversary of
Imam Khomeini, the grand leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Iranian Office of the Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy in Manila,
UP Institute of Islamic Studies...
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Bikini? Burkini!
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Lebs (Lebanese) out! ‘Eff off Lebs! Lebs go
home! No Lebs! These were the chants shouted by a mob of about 5,000
angry people which turned violent in Cronulla Beach, Australia,
sometime in December 2005.
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Women ‘imams’ vital in
China’s Muslim region
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YINCHUAN, China: At a tiny courtyard mosque in China’s most
populous Muslim region, Jin Meihua leads other women in prayer and
chants.
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Rushdie knighted by British queen
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LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave the British author
Salman Rushdie the knighthood, which caused protests by Muslims
around the world when it was announced last year.
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JIHADIST
By Aliah Q. Dimaporo
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Knowledge triumphant
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Southeast Asian Muslims formed a significant part of the
intellectual community in Mecca at the turn of the century,
involving themselves not only in matters related to their
native lands but also in issues which affected the Muslim Ummah
(community) as a whole.
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