Bangsamoro
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Bangsamoro is the name of the area claimed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Philippines. The MILF seeks to establish an independent Islamic state in the southern Philippines. Bangsamoro covers the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Cotabato, South Cotabato. Davao del Sur, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi. It also includes the southern portion of the province of Palawan.
The term Bangsamoro also refers to the Filipino Muslim people, in general. These include the Tausug and the Maguindanaoans.
The term Bangsamoro comes from the Malay word bangsa, meaning nation or people, and the Spanish word moro, from the older Spanish word Moor, the Reconquista-period term for Arabs or Muslims.
External links
- [http://www.bangsamoro.com] ::a new medium for the modern moro::
- [http://www.bangsamoro.info] The Bangsamoro Online - The History and Struggle of the Bangsamoro People!
- [http://www.luwaran.com] The Moro Islamic Liberation Front Website
- http://www.joomlamoro.com Joomla! Bangsamoro Translation Project
- http://www.morofocus.com The Bangsamoro Documentation Project
- http://www.amirbutler.com/archives/2002/11/11/22 Amir Butler: The Moro Struggle for Independence
Moro Organization links
Moro Blog links
- http://blog.wyzemoro.com Moslemen M. Macarambon Jr. Blog - my confessions, rants, reviews and reflections
- [Isulong SEOPH] - Moslemen M. Macarambon Jr. writes about his thought and experiences on search engines, search optimization, online marketing, and other Web-related things that strike his fancy.
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