Philippine

Latest News

Two Muslims from Dagestan saved seven people from the burning house

Kazan discusses the development of Islamic culture in cities

Tatarstan businessmen to help the needy imams

Muslim Cinema Festival to be held in Kazan

Modest fashion show held at KazanSummit 2021

Mufti Albir Krganov urged to build mosques in Moscow

Volgograd Mufti explained Eid al-Adha celebration in the region

Muslim Youth Forum started in Tatarstan

Eid al-Adha 2021 in Moscow

The first graduates of the Troitsk Madrasa received diplomas

Philippine Congress moves a step closer to expanding Islamic banking

The Philippines has moved a step closer to opening the country to the wide range of banking and other financial services available through Islamic banking and finance.

The move comes after the House of Representatives recently approved on second reading a proposed bill providing for the regulation and organization of Islamic banks in the Philippines.

Philippines typhoon crop damage worth $110 mln-FAO

Source : Reuters / 20 Nov 2013

The typhoon that hit the Philippines has caused crop losses worth $110 million and inflicted damage to the agriculture sector of more than twice that figure, preliminary estimates from the United Nation's food agency showed on Tuesday.

Some 153,495 hectares (ha) of rice paddy, maize and other high value crops such as coconut, banana, cassava, mango and vegetables have been hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,900 people when it struck on Nov. 8.

The Bangsamoro agreement not to be done completely yet

By Mahmut Osmanoğlu | 17 Oct 2012

The fight of Mindanao Muslims against Ferdinand Magellan started in 1521 and continued, first against Spaniards, then against Americans, and since 1946 they have been fighting the Filipino government.

The Muslims did not want to be a part of the Philippine state but their efforts led nowhere. The Moro National Liberation Front was created in 1969 and the Muslims started armed fight for an independent Mindanao.