Muslims groups in Zamboanga City have called on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to unify so that they can effectively advance the interests of the Bangsamoro people in Mindanao.
Ali T. Yacub, President of Golden Crescent, a Muslim group in Western Mindanao and one of the convenors of the Interreligious Solidarity Movement for Peace said that “The unity between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is very important”.
“There is a need for the two fronts to come into terms and address their differences”, he added.
A report by Mindanao Examiner on December 1 said that both fronts have been at odds for years due to ideology differences and to some extend the issue of Moro ethno-linguistic division. The MNLF has huge followers in Western Mindanao, while the MILF controls the mainland Mindanao.
“Unity of purpose is the emphasis not the movement,” said Alih Sakaluran Aiyub, of the Darul Ifta of the Philippines.
The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has earlier created a Bangsamoro Coordination Forum as one of the solutions to unite the two Moro fronts in Mindanao to solve their difference in the ideologies. But so far, there were no signs of progress on the efforts of the largest grouping of Muslim nations in the world.
Earlier, Prof. Ekemelddin Ishanoglu, Secretary-General of the 57-nation OIC stressed that the two Moro fronts should unite since the peace processes of the MILF and MNLF “revolve around the same problem and the same territory. The process of coordination between the two fronts has become of utmost necessity.”
Several international groups have earlier noted that the rift between the two Moro rebel groups is weakening all efforts to establish a strong and unified Bangsamoro identity, and clear shared goals.
Other Muslim groups here have also noted that before any efforts to unify the two Moro fronts, the MNLF itself should be unified. The MNLF has more or less three splintered groups.
Datu Randy Karon, an MNLF leader based in Central Mindanao, said there are efforts to resolve the internal conflict within the MNLF. The MILF broke away from the mainstream MNLF in 1977 due to political and ideological differences between Misuari and the late MILF Chairman Salamat Hashim. It was then called the MNLF Salamat Hashim Faction. In Early 80’s it was renamed MILF.
The MILF is currently into negotiations with the Government of the Philippines with both parties trying to finish the two remaining contentious annexes on power-sharing and normalization. They have been engaged in executive sessions where it would be easy for them to reach a consensus before going to the formal peace talks. The two panels are bent on completing the peace process before the year-end so they can sign the comprehensive peace compact and for the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) to continue the crafting of the basic law without delay.
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“There is a need for the two fronts to come into terms and address their differences”, he added.
A report by Mindanao Examiner on December 1 said that both fronts have been at odds for years due to ideology differences and to some extend the issue of Moro ethno-linguistic division. The MNLF has huge followers in Western Mindanao, while the MILF controls the mainland Mindanao.
“Unity of purpose is the emphasis not the movement,” said Alih Sakaluran Aiyub, of the Darul Ifta of the Philippines.
The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has earlier created a Bangsamoro Coordination Forum as one of the solutions to unite the two Moro fronts in Mindanao to solve their difference in the ideologies. But so far, there were no signs of progress on the efforts of the largest grouping of Muslim nations in the world.
Earlier, Prof. Ekemelddin Ishanoglu, Secretary-General of the 57-nation OIC stressed that the two Moro fronts should unite since the peace processes of the MILF and MNLF “revolve around the same problem and the same territory. The process of coordination between the two fronts has become of utmost necessity.”
Several international groups have earlier noted that the rift between the two Moro rebel groups is weakening all efforts to establish a strong and unified Bangsamoro identity, and clear shared goals.
Other Muslim groups here have also noted that before any efforts to unify the two Moro fronts, the MNLF itself should be unified. The MNLF has more or less three splintered groups.
Datu Randy Karon, an MNLF leader based in Central Mindanao, said there are efforts to resolve the internal conflict within the MNLF. The MILF broke away from the mainstream MNLF in 1977 due to political and ideological differences between Misuari and the late MILF Chairman Salamat Hashim. It was then called the MNLF Salamat Hashim Faction. In Early 80’s it was renamed MILF.
The MILF is currently into negotiations with the Government of the Philippines with both parties trying to finish the two remaining contentious annexes on power-sharing and normalization. They have been engaged in executive sessions where it would be easy for them to reach a consensus before going to the formal peace talks. The two panels are bent on completing the peace process before the year-end so they can sign the comprehensive peace compact and for the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) to continue the crafting of the basic law without delay.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/700-zamboanga-muslim-groups-ask-moro-fronts-to-unify
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