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Article: Muslim Filipinos call for tolerance and moderation.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- February 10, 2006
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Byline: EDD K. USMAN
Muslim Filipino leaders led by House Deputy Speaker Gerry Salapuddin finally broke their silence on the "blasphemous" Danish cartoons that depicted the Prophet Mohammad in a bad light. They urged their people yesterday to show Islamas tolerance and moderation in their protests.
The Muslim leaders including Prof. Taha Basman, president of the Philippine Islamic Council (PIC) and commissioner of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Nash Pangadapun, secretary general of Maradeka, Amirah Ali Lidasan and Ren Jalaluddin Ropeta, both of the Muslim-Christian Peopleas Alliance (MCPA), also asked for ...