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by Amina Rasul
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Monday, 14 December 2009 07:29 |
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MANDALUYONG CITY (MindaNews/13 December) -- On Monday, the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy organized a roundtable discussion on the implications of the Ampatuan massacre on the Muslim provinces and communities. Titled “Violence in Politics and the Politics of Violence,” participants came from all the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao provinces and the large Muslim communities in Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga, and Metro Manila. The Asia Foundation and Mahbassa Kita Foundation Inc (MKFI) supported PCID.
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by H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:59 |
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MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/9 Dec) – It isn’t enough that the Arroyo administration has been reluctant in applying the full force of the law against certain members of the powerful Ampatuan family who are the primary suspects in the Nov. 23 massacre of 57 people in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao. This early, it has devised a convenient way out for them through a legal maneuver – file rebellion charges in the wake of the discovery of war materiel being stashed by the Ampatuans. The suspects and their lawyers, who are among the best in the land, smell acquittal should government prosecutors insist on filing rebellion. |
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by Amina Rasul
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Sunday, 08 November 2009 21:51 |
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MANDALUYONG CITY (MindaNews/08 November) -- Fifty Muslim religious leaders of Metro Manila and Luzon, both men and women, gathered at the Bayview Park Plaza from November 4 to 6 this week to discuss issues critical to our lives, focusing on human rights, elections, interfaith dialogues, and Islamic peace education. |
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by Amina Rasul
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 22:53 |
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MANDALUYONG CITY (MindaNews/04 November) -- As I sat on the pew behind comedian Jon Santos and in front of Richard Gomez, witnessing the exchange of vows between Sen. Mar Roxas and broadcaster Korina Sanchez at the Santo Domingo Church, I received a text message. (Like most in the church, we could not cut the umbilical cord of the mobile phone but kept it in silent mode). |
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by Amina Rasul
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Friday, 30 October 2009 00:48 |
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MANDALUYONG CITY (MindaNews/29 October) -- The faces of wars have changed. According to estimates, almost 90 per cent of the casualties of the modern wars are civilians, the majority of whom are women and children, compared to a century ago when 90 per cent of those who lost their lives were military personnel. |
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