Philippine Muslim Today

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FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Guarding the Message of the Qur’an BY MEHOL K. SADAIN

The Muslim National Digital Newspaper | Bearer of Glad Tidings. Vol. II, No. 01 | June 18-24, 2021 (Dhu’l Qidah 7-13, 1442)

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Head-shaving of young girls in Maguindanao slammed King Mangudadatu

By JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

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1st ALLEGED LESBIAN: The first girl of the town of Ampatuan, Maguindanao suspected to be lesbian undergoes a forced shave of her hairs as a punishment for being with the LGBT, an act criticized by Maguindanao 2nd Dist. Board Member King Mangudadatu (inset). (Contributed Photo)

OTABATO CITY: A Muslim leader in the province of Maguindanao in the Bangsamoro region has criticized the forced shaving of the heads of six young Muslim women in the province’ municipality of Ampatuan recently as a form of punishment for allegedly being lesbians. He calls such a humiliating act illegal and a violation of human rights and stresses that national laws should be followed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

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BARMM joins 123rd Independence Day celebration

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he Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Saturday joined the country in its 123rd Independence Day celebration. In a statement, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod

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1st Mindanao Bamboo Expo slated Sept. 15

DAVAO CITY – The finest products made out of bamboo will be showcased in a week-long 1st Mindanao Bamboo Expo scheduled from Sept. 15 to 19 in the Robinsons Place Mall in Valencia City, Bukidnon.

“Murad’ Ebrahim said as a people who struggled for self-determination, the Bangsamoro understands the historic implications of the celebration.

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PMT: THE YEAR THAT PASSED

On June 16, 2020, the plan to establish a national media outfit for Muslim Filipinos first found a space in the social media to land a foothold to start with. What followed is a story full of challenges.

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MSU-GenSan readies opening of college of of medicine

Bangsamoro Parliament resumes session, girds to pass 3 more codes

GEN. SANTOS CITY – The Mindanao State University (MSU) system satellite campus is bracing up to open its own College of Medicine this academic year, pending full completion of construction works for the corresponding P162.9-million building in few weeks.

COTABATO CITY – The interim Bangsamoro parliament has resumed its third regular sessions this week, bracing up to pass the three remaining regional codes on electoral system, revenue, and local government mandated under R.A. 11054 (new autonomy charter).


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