Monday 10 May 2010

Tracking the Moro Successors

By Nur Danial

The severe war in Mindanao during the Martial Law in 1972 brought the defenseless Moro children to the new victory. The more they are scattered in the country and in the foreign countries, the more advantageous for them. The writer is tracking them closely and unveil them to the world.

Strong Moro in Sabah
Most of the MNLF officers and members brought their children to Sabah after the 1974 burning of Jolo. The writer failed to give the exact numbers of the said refugees but they are estimated million as of this date. Most of them are educated in Malaysia's public schools while others failed to enroll due to lack of legal documents in Sabah.

Today, there are thousands of Moro youth working in Malaysia in different fields and most of them are in the engineering industry. Their practical experiences are recognized in the world.

Workers and Students in Abroad on the Top
Some Moro youth are working abroad such as Brunei, Australia, Canada, England, United State and most of them are working in Saudi Arabia. They work as medical staffs, engineers, architects, and others are working as domestic helpers. The craft they had contributed long time ago to present time helps to various developments of the host countries, while improving their experiences and expertise for the preparation of self-governance back to their homeland.

Aside from working abroad there are huge numbers of Moro youth studying abroad including Harvard University, Azhar University, University of Madina, International Islamic University Malaysia, International Islamic University Pakistan, and other prestigious universities all over the world. Their struggles and excellent academic achievement abroad catches the attention of the foreign universities.

The MNLF had initiated their scholarship grant for Moro children studying abroad and few of them are supported by their parents. The graduates are already scattered everywhere in their homeland as Muslim scholars, technocrats, and experts, while others are still uplifting their academic achievements in abroad.

Government Workers Increasing
Every year the numbers of the Moro young professionals are increasing in the Philippines government offices such as university, military, media, hospital, and lot more, even do they are being criticize by some Filipinos. However, only few of them having the chances to hold the vital position. Accordingly, this is one of the some Filipino's biases toward Moro that hard to wipe out.

Although to obtain important position in the government is hard, the Moro youth are still hopeful. The writer assumes that if Moro are unified the fate will be at their side. No position in the government is impossible to them. The Moros believe that there are lots of young professionals are more than qualified.

NGO: Global level
The Non-government Organization (NGO) is famous in the Moro youth activities now-a-days. The writer observes that Moro NGOs all do dancing different arts but the music is still directed at one aim. Moro NGOs helps a lot on opening the eyes of the Moros to continue defending the Moro rights.

The Moro women are more active compared to men in the NGO movement. Is this because of the past experienced that the Moro women were humiliated by the Filipino armies? Atleast the women sector, as an important sector, has already performing their essential roles.

The programs of the Moro NGO are already playing in the global arena. This brought the attention of the world to eying the Moro rights.

Business Sectors across the SEA
Like Filipino business sector the Moro youth are also vigorous producing business opportunities not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asian countries and Middle East.

Barter trading is well-known engagement of Moro business sectors. The good news is the Moro youth are the majority leading the said business in Sulu and Mindanao. Zamboanga City (one of the Moro strongholds) is one among the centers of the barter trading in the country. Their recent base found not only Malaysia but also in China and Middle East.

Breaking the Walls of Unemployment
There are many cases reported that one of the employment factors of Moro youth is discrimination. Majority of the Philippines government offices and private sectors rejected the qualified Moro young and professionals applying for job. The common illogical reason was the Moros are suspected as terrorists.

Today, the young and independent mind Moro realized to set up small opportunities in their respective community as an alternative to employment. Small business and agriculture would be better and effective for them.

Buzzing the Online Community
Online forum, blog, and chat are the common online communities that open the communication between and among Moros world wide. These interactive communities gradually bring the new hope for Moro and form the young Moros to exchange views, culture and even opportunities. The said online communities also extended to other nationalities for broad networking.

Through web site and blog the Moro online community are slowly organizing a formal and non-formal media to rewrite, write and publish accurate information about the Moro's right, history, culture and tradition, art, etc. as an alternative to misinformation scattered by their enemy and alien Medias. Moros living in the rural areas are also not left behind through the helps of the urban Moros.

Battle Grounds for Peace
The More than 40 years of Moro struggle for self-determination had produced heroes, martyrs, and successors. The Moro freedom fighters and allies who passed away and still alive are producing more talented and incredible successors. They are wiser than the out-going freedom fighters. The past struggle must not become a trauma but a great lesson for the future. Their numbers and qualities are increasing in the every single oppression of their enemies. The attacks of their enemies in the grounds are protected by their loyal blood and broad minds for peace.

Conclusion

The success always comes to the hand of the successors. The great Moro warriors of the present and past time are legends to be remembered forever. If the Moro had resisted the colonial ambushes and frauds for more than 400 years, then why not the present young Moros can't survive? The bloods of their great martyr parents are inspiring in every bit of their heart. The writer assumes that the Moro youth are now the magnificent liberators of their great Bansgamoro homeland. These are the impacts of the yesterday's colonialism.

Where are they right now? They are present in the timeless ambush of their enemy watching and protecting the honor and dignity of their people, while charging and producing of both external and internal powers to the next levels.
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