Philippine Muslim Mindanao Left Hungry for Self-Rule
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COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - For 15 years, Hadja  Bainon Karon fought in the southern Philippine jungle for a  Muslim homeland, losing five brothers and a husband in the  conflict.
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Gaining leverage over Myanmarâs self-sufficient, insular junta is proving as hard as it sounds.
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Two court martial in the Philippines put spotlight on the army's alleged corruption.
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Islamic militiamen have consolidated their power in the Somali capital, but their leaders now have to navigate treacherous clan politics, the source of the country&#039;s 15 years of anarchy.
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Shiites continued to fight for the authority to create autonomous states, a plan that Sunni lawmakers warned could undermine the countryÂs government.
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Muslim rebels negotiating to end rebellion in the southern Philippines criticized the government on Sunday for naming a Roman Catholic priest to head its peace panel, saying the decision would downgrade the talks.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A2 of the Oct. 31, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. DESPITE the threat by a splinter Taliban group to kill a Filipino diplomat and two other hostages unless security
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The Palestinian president symbolized his people&#39;s desire for a homeland, but his corrupt rule and limited vision frustrated their drive for statehood.
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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) blamed yesterday the military for the renewed armed fighting in Datu Saudi, Maguindanao that led to the killing of at least five former Moro rebels.
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Islamic militiamen struggled to keep up with a flow of former rivals ready to surrender prized weapons Thursday, further cementing the radical Muslims&#039; position as the undisputed power in the Somali capital.
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Islamist groups are vying for influence in Gaza in a race to fill the security vacuum created by fighting between Fatah and Hamas.
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Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.
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COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - Twenty Muslim guerrilla leaders faced two dozen Philippine field commanders in a rare battle of ideas on Saturday, part of efforts to strengthen the ceasefire mechanism.
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Pakistan has accused a radical group and a Taliban leader. Did they act on their own, on al Qaeda's orders or with elements of the government?
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Somalia&#039;s weak interim government said Friday it will resist attempts by an increasingly powerful Muslim militia to assert authority across the Horn of Africa country that Osama bin Laden calls a battleground in his fight against the U.S.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement.
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The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Monday accused each other of breaking a nearly three-and-a-half year old cease-fire after 10 militants were killed in a gun battle last week in the south.