The Future of Bangsamoro-stan

In light of GMA's recent attempt at a territorial firesale of Mindanao territory, here is a glimpse of what that hellhole Bangsamoro-stan will be like in a few generations had our gutless negotiators got their way with that stupid deal.

"The biggest obstacle to justice is the families themselves, who are unwilling to speak out against the teachers. Government officials say they cannot think of another case where the family has brought charges.

"Some people may say bad things about me. Even my own village is against me," says 40-year-old Moussa Biteye, the father of the twig-like boy. "But I think I am within my rights."

The respect for Islamic schools comes from a centuries-old tradition of families sending their sons to study the Quran and till fields in exchange for food. In the 1970s, as drought devastated West Africa, schools moved to the cities and Islamic teachers sent children out to beg in the streets. These days, boys as young as 3 are beaten not for failing to master the Quran, but for failing to bring back enough money - a change families often are unaware of."

I know this is in Senegal, a poor African Islamic nation. But considering the types who are agitating for partitioning Mindanao, and the kind of Islam bred in its mosques and madrassas (hey, there's a reason Jemaah Islamiyah likes it there), this kind of future is not too far-fetched.

Somebody ought to bury this damned MOA-AD, now.