Minorities within Minorities: Filipino Muslim Women in the Midst of Armed Conflict

This paper focuses on the impact the war has had on Filipino Muslim women and the consequent role women take in peace making. The first two sections will describe the ongoing armed conflict and will provide the oppressive context of the war such as existing conditions of poverty, inadequate civic services, graft and corruption in local and national government, and other forms of civil strife. These sections provide the necessary background for the discussion on women who are caught in the crossfire of war.