Remarks delivered during the forum “Land: Core Issue of the GRP-MILF Peace Process, at Bulwagang Salam, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, February 9, 2011. Today’s renewal of peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation
And, Muslims all over the world are all enthusiastic and highly spirited celebrating today’s eidu l-adha or the Day of Sacrifice. They welcome this day with declaration of takbir (declaration of Allah’s Glory) and tahmeed (praise) and performance of congregational prayer as they will share, too, their qurban (sacrificial slaughter of animals) to the poor and the less privileged.
(A khutba delivered at the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City on September 25, 2010.) Muqaddimah. We are entering a new phase of our history particularly our relation with the “other.” In the early 20th
(A paper read during the Forum on Islam and Terrorism, held at Gloria Maris Restaurant, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila, on June 6, 2010.) Let us begin with the concept Islamic fundamentalism. It’s a term that was in vogue
