The Moro Problem: An Historical Perspective

Abstract

For over 400 years the Muslim people of the southern Philippines have been at war. They have resisted the Spanish occupation of their ancestral homelands, the American colonial presence, and the current Christian government. To understand what motivates the Moro people to such conflict, it is necessary to study their history, religion, and the ethnic fabric which makes up their various regional groups. The fundamentals of their religion require a homogenous Islamic government. In the Philippines this would require separation, or at least total autonomy for the Muslim areas. This has never been allowed by the Christian government which has perpetuated the cause of the Moro insurgency. Conflict will surely continue as long as Christian authority is imposed upon the Moro people. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159537

Entities

People

  • Dennis B. Fowler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Social Welfare
  • Societies
  • Southeast Asia
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.