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Peace Week at USM
Mindanao
A presentation of the Mindanao Conflict Case was one
of the main events in this year’s Peace Week celebration
at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. It featured a photo
exhibit at the Dewan Budaya entitled “A Second
Look at Mindanao” which showed the beautiful sceneries
and rich culture of Mindanao and the Moro people. Anchored
on the peace week theme “ Harmony-Foundation for
Peace”, a seminar discussing the Mindanao peace
process was conducted by guest speaker Ayesah Abubakar
of the Young Moro Professionals Network – an NGO
based in Manila. Ms. Abubakar gave an orientation to
the USM academe and guests on the history of the Moro
struggle and the ongoing peace negotiations between the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the
Republic of the Philippines. She also highlighted the
critical role of the Malaysian government as host, facilitator
and mediator to the peace talks.
At the seminar, the audience had a chance to watch a
short documentary describing the difficult situation
of the Moro evacuees and refugees in times of armed conflict. “House
Under the Crescent Moon” is an award winning film
produced and directed by a young Moro filmmaker, Gutierrez
Mangansakan II. Mr. Mangansakan has been awarded by ABS-CBN
International as “Filipino Achiever for the Millenium” for
his laudable film projects. He is also a member of the
YMP Network
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