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Like the empire of the Bruneian Sultanate, Sulu and other Muslim sultanates in the Philippines were introduced to Islam through Chinese Muslims, Persians, and Arab traders. Chinese Muslim merchants participated in the local commerce, and the Sultanate had diplomatic relations with Ming China. As it was involved in the tribute system, the Sulu ...
Her love of dancing and parties earned her the nickname "the One and Only Sulu flapper." [2] Kiram played with stereotypes, as well. She liked to jokingly threaten she might "run amuck," or engage in a suicidal rampage, a commonly held stereotype of Southeast Asian Muslim people. This earned her an additional nickname: "Hattie the Headhunter ...
Sulu merchants often exchanged goods with Chinese Muslims, and also traded with Muslims of Arab, Persian, Malay, or Indian descent. [7] Islamic historian Cesar Adib Majul argues that Islam was introduced to the Sulu Archipelago in the late 14th century by Chinese and Arab merchants and missionaries from Ming China.
Juramentado is an archaic term derived from the Spanish word juramentar, meaning one who takes an oath. [6] Some sources link amoks (from the Malayan term for "out of control") and juramentados as similar culture-specific syndromes [7] [8] while others draw distinctions of religious preparation and state of mind.
Filipino Americans portraying the traditional makeup and attire of a newlywed Yakan couple. The Yakan people are among the major indigenous Filipino ethnolinguistic groups in the Sulu Archipelago. Having a significant number of followers of Islam, the Yakans are included among the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines.
Muslim dissatisfaction grew as power shifted to the Christianized Filipinos; it was one thing to be administered by the militarily superior Americans, another by their traditional enemies, the Christian Filipinos. Petitions were sent by Muslim leaders in 1921 and 1924 requesting that Mindanao and Sulu be administered directly by the United States.
Rasul was born in Siasi, Sulu, on September 14, 1930. She attended elementary school in South Ubian , Tawi-Tawi and high school in Jolo , graduating in first place on both occasions. In 1952, Rasul earned a BA in Political Science cum laude from the University of the Philippines, Diliman , in Quezon City . [ 1 ]
Abdulmari Asia Imao (14 January 1936 – 16 December 2014) was a Filipino painter and sculptor. Imao was named National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts in 2006. A Tausūg, Imao is the first Moro to receive the recognition. [1]