In The Pen Pointers On Line, we shall share with our readers our thoughts and perpectives, already published in some other outlets or otherwise, as regards the things that happen around us.
Besides, we shall also share with you here some articles by other writers on the issues of the Bangsamoro People in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, who have been struggling for freedom and self-determination for quite a time now.
In an interview with Nida'ul Islam, the late chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) once said: "Perhaps the Moro struggle for freedom and self-determination is the longest and bloodiest in the entire history of mankind".
Taher G. Solaiman is a Moro freelance writer. Currently, he is the President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cotabato Center for Peace and Development Initiatives, Inc., a non-government organization (NGO) based in Manarapan Village, Carmen, Cotabato Province, South of the Philippines.
The Bud (Mount) Daho in Patikul, Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines
This is the site of the infamous Bud Daho Massacre on March 6, 1906 where a thousand of Tausug Muslims were mercilessly butchered by American soldiers.