2/ 🧵 Muslims in Mindanao, whether belonging to an affluent family or commoners, are normally engaged in trade and the possession of weapons.
Carrying one is common for them because weapons are locally manufactured and easily available. Usually, less fortunate Muslims act as agents and sell weapons to those interested, particularly influential families, for use of their private armies.
Carrying a weapon is a must for most of them, as it allows them to defend themselves in case of conflict. Next to this, some resort to drug sales as another easy form of income.
3/ 🧵 The MNLF and MILF were established when Muslims felt that the resettlement policy of the government marginalized them. Since they have long resisted foreign rule, they felt there was a need to establish and create their own ideology, which was more founded on Islamic principles.
Sadly though, every time some of their members are unsatisfied with their rules, breakaways happen, hence the groups of Abu Sayyaf and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). Today, MNLf and MILF are working with the government, but Abu Sayyaf Group and BIFF are still opposed.
4/ 🧵“Rido” is the most common among these.It is a blood feud or a sequence of homicides caused by an insult or shame to the honor of a family or its members , called "maratabat." Once maratabat is besmirched, rido is inevitable.
Rido takes the form of tribal conflict or clan warfare, where the killings are often carried on for generations. Rido causes vary depending on the tribe, but it is most common among Maranaos, followed by Maguindanaons.
2/ 🧵 Muslims in Mindanao, whether belonging to an affluent family or commoners, are normally engaged in trade and the possession of weapons.
Carrying one is common for them because weapons are locally manufactured and easily available. Usually, less fortunate Muslims act as agents and sell weapons to those interested, particularly influential families, for use of their private armies.
Carrying a weapon is a must for most of them, as it allows them to defend themselves in case of conflict. Next to this, some resort to drug sales as another easy form of income.
3/ 🧵 The MNLF and MILF were established when Muslims felt that the resettlement policy of the government marginalized them. Since they have long resisted foreign rule, they felt there was a need to establish and create their own ideology, which was more founded on Islamic principles.
Sadly though, every time some of their members are unsatisfied with their rules, breakaways happen, hence the groups of Abu Sayyaf and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). Today, MNLf and MILF are working with the government, but Abu Sayyaf Group and BIFF are still opposed.
4/ 🧵“Rido” is the most common among these.It is a blood feud or a sequence of homicides caused by an insult or shame to the honor of a family or its members , called "maratabat." Once maratabat is besmirched, rido is inevitable.
Rido takes the form of tribal conflict or clan warfare, where the killings are often carried on for generations. Rido causes vary depending on the tribe, but it is most common among Maranaos, followed by Maguindanaons.
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