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By Riyaz ul Khaliq ISTANBUL, Turkey (AA): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the military to support the peace process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). He also urged unity in the ranks of BARMM leadership, expressing support for the transitional government. The president made his inaugural trip Thursday in the […]

23rd May 2019

Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro

[Photo: Philippines Cotabato Moro Muslims seen during Autonomy law meet on 28 July 2018. Photographer: Mahmut Atanur/ AA] Riyaz ul Khaliq ANKARA (AA): The provisional government in the newly-autonomous southern region of Bangsamoro in the Philippines has accepted a proposal for a transition to a permanent government. Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim, Interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro […]

21st Jan 2019

Philippines: 2.8M Filipino Muslims to decide Bangsamoro Law fate

By Anna Tarhata Basman reporting from Manila for The Muslim News Manila, Philippines (The Muslim News) After a decades-long armed struggle in the Southern part of the Philippines – Mindanao – a law accepted by Muslim resistance groups such as Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and some factions of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is […]

8th Aug 2018

Philippines: Peace process milestone as Govt signs Bagsamoro Organic Law

By Maecy Alviar ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA) In a significant milestone in the peace process between the Philippine government and the “Bangsamoro” — a collective term for Filipino Muslims — President Rodrigo Duterte oversaw Monday the ceremonial signing of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) at the Malacañang Palace in the capital Manila. Expressing optimism that the […]

9th Jan 2018

Philippines: Moro groups form alliance against Daesh

By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): The country’s two major Muslim revolutionary organizations have formed an alliance against ISIS or Daesh-inspired militant groups operating in southern Philippines. In a joint statement issued on Monday, Mohaqher Iqbal of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Datu Muslimin Sema of Moro National Liberation Front announced the signing […]

29th Jul 2016

Philippines: Muslim rebels tasked to combine for peace

By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, (AA): The new Philippines president’s peace guru has said he expects rival Muslim rebel factions to come together to craft a new law to implement a two-year-old agreement to end four decades of fighting in the south. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said Thursday that the […]

30th Jun 2016

Philippines: Muslim ex-rebels agree on common roadmap

By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY (AA): Leaders of two former Muslim rebel groups agreed Wednesday to promote a common roadmap for peace in the conflict-ridden southern Philippines ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. The chairman of the largest of three factions of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the chairman of […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.