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Peace is for Everyone
Bangsamoro Stories of Hope, Survival, Pain and Resilience
- Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN
- 9789924904403
- Availability
- Free to read
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About the book
The stories of almost 300 Bangsamoro men and women, from Maguindanao, the Lanao provinces, the Zamboanga peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, of decades of conflict and their hopes after the 2014 peace agreement.
This book gathers the testimonies of almost 300 Bangsamoro men and women from Maguindanao, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, the 2 Lanao provinces, the Zamboanga peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Marawi, Iligan, Cotabato and Isabela. Many are survivors of massacres during the Mindanao conflict. A team from the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies, led by Abhoud Syed M. Lingga, did the interviews.
It uses a "peace history" approach, weaving single stories into a shared account. Its 5 chapters move from memories of living in harmony with settlers, through displacement, the Ilaga attacks, martial law and war, to what peace means to the speakers. A section of stories "we cannot forget" and a timeline close the book.
The foreword is by Mo Bleeker, who chaired the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission. She notes that many speakers welcomed the 2014 peace agreements and saw self-government as a way to regain dignity.
Published with the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies.
War and conflictPeace processMemoir and biography
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