Angara: Include Moro history in curriculum

MANILA, Philippines - Aurora Rep. Edgardo Angara urged the government to educate Filipinos on Moro history, culture and identity to promote understanding and peace with Muslims. He made the appeal amid protests against a controversial online film entitled, “Innocence of Muslims,” which reportedly ridicules the Prophet Mohammad as a fraud and a womanizer. “While we cannot take down this anti-Islam video, it is high time we start teaching our youth about our Muslim brothers and sisters so we could prevent our own children from doing similar attacks,” Angara said. He reiterated his proposal for the inclusion of Moro history in the school curriculum. “Education will always be an effective tool against extremism. Only by understanding the root cause of what divides us can we actually foster peaceful relationships with each other — across religions, across ethnicity,” he said. He called for sobriety amid the protests and for the immediate resolution of the issue on the anti-Islam video to appease the angered Muslims around the world.