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| MILF, Muslim scholars to meet with Pope Francis |
| 2015-01-17 |
| An Islamist group that made a peace deal with the Philippine government has sent a delegation to meet with Pope Francis to discuss religion and related issues on Sunday. On Friday, the MILF sent a delegation led by Abu Hurraira Udasan, Grand Mufti of the Philippines, and other Muslim scholars. MILF spokesperson Ghadzali Jafaar said, "Religious issues will most likely be the topic of concern... But there is really no set agenda on what will be discussed but we are glad that this meeting will happen." Jafaar said that the grand mufti will be accompanied to the meeting by at least three Muslim scholars, sometime around the publicly held mass to be conducted by the pope. Jafaar refused to say whether the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be discussed, or if they will seek support for its passage in Congress. |
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