Muslims in the Philippines

November 10, 2024

Dangerous Mindanao

By David Haldane Nov. 11, 2024 The headline sparked a Déjà vu. “American kidnapped in Zamboanga,” it read, and suddenly I was back in a […]

July 1, 2024

By David Haldane July 1, 2024 The joke made me cringe. “Are you a goodjau or a Badjau?” my companion asked the pretty young girl […]

March 11, 2024

By David Haldane March 11, 2024 Hanging out at the mall. That’s how thousands of Zamboaguenos spend their weekends these days. You see them […]

January 15, 2024

By David Haldane Jan. 15, 2024 We should have been there by now. We should have grabbed a flight the day after Christmas and enjoyed […]

March 2, 2023

By David Haldane March 2, 2023 I probably wouldn’t have seen the film without the headline. “Why is the movie ‘Plane’ banned in the […]

February 9, 2023

By David Haldane Feb. 9, 2023 I have a vivid memory of the coffee we sipped. It was bitter, somehow off kilter, as if […]

June 23, 2022

By David Haldane June 23, 2022 The woman at the ticket counter looked like she’d seen a ghost. “You want to go where?” she […]