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Mindanao Peace Initiative
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Three decades of conflict in the Mindanao province of the Philippines have never commanded the world’s attention, despite the massive scale of violence and loss of life. Since 1969, when the fighting between Muslim separatists and the armed forces began under the Marcos regime, the fighting in Mindanao has left 160,000 dead and displaced some two million people.
For many innocents caught in the maelstrom of war, there is little room for hope. But hope sometimes comes unexpectedly. The Mindanao Peace Initiative brings together representatives of Muslim, Christian, and indigenous communities, along with leaders of the Armed Forces, business, academia, and youth organizations around a vision of one family under God.