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A New Era for the Bangsamoro Ateneo de Davao University thru Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia and University Community Extension and Advocacy Council (UCEAC) has recently played a major role in providing a venue for an ongoing conversation on peacebuilding in the Bangsamoro, and allowing stakeholders and civil society

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Al Qalam Institute strongly condemns the vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians in Cotabato City last August 5, 2013. The bomb explosion along Sinsuat Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Monday has risen to eight as four of the injured died in the hospital, among those killed were boys aged nine and 14.

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Eidul-ul-Adaha or “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an importantreligious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma’il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead. This is a time for Muslims to learn the value of self-denial by making a sacrifice of something

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