Friday, November 21, 2014

MILF: ICRC conducts Seminar on Shari’ah, IHL for MILF Commanders

From the MILFWebsite (Nov 22): ICRC conducts Seminar on Shari’ah, IHL for MILF Commanders



A group of 25 senior commanders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attended a Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) also known as the law of armed conflict that includes Islamic Law held at the MILF Camp Darapanan, Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao last October 29.
  
The activity was organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the MILF.

The organizer said, “The seminar explored similarities between IHL and Islamic law related to armed conflict, and featured Dr. Ameur Zemmali, ICRC’s foremost expert on the subject for many years."

The seminar had emphasized that IHL and Islamic Law was aimed at limiting the worst excesses impact of conflict.

The participants also discussed the mandate of the ICRC, protection of war victims, the responsibilities of military commanders and the role of the Islamic scholars in promoting Shari’a and IHL.

An impartial, neutral and independent organization, the ICRC endeavors to prevent sufferings by promoting and strengthening IHL and universal humanitarian principles.

The MILF participants included Toks Ebrahim, General Staff of the BIAF-MILF, Ustadz Abdulkadir Abdullah, Head of Islamic Call and Guidance of the BIAF-MILF, and Ustadz Nhorul-am Abdullah, Chairman of the Committee on Da’wah and Masajid Affairs for Cotabato City; all of whom helped arranged the event.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1356-icrc-conducts-seminar-on-shari’ah-ihl-for-milf-commanders

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