Muslim-Christian Relations in the Philippines: Redefining the Conflict

About a couple of months ago, relations between the Muslims and the Christians in the Philippines have once again been provoked into a confrontational stance with the problem over the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed movement for an independent Islamic state in the South and the audacity of the Abu Sayyaf for hostage rampage. While these may seem to be a problem on peace and order, the side effects of an economy on a …

…the majority. It is to effect a synthesis, of acknowledging the element of Islam in the evolution of the Filipino identity and a national spirit and the crucial role of the Muslims in the struggle to keep the freedom of every Filipino. This may be an idea that may take a long way to realize, but as civilization is a manifestation of the peak of human perfection, all roads will lead ultimately towards this destiny.