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Bravery beyond the veil: A Moro woman activist on why she continues to fight
Amirah Ali Lidasan (Illustration by Dee Ayroso)
“The truth is, many Moro women have been leading liberation struggles, they have been at the forefront of resistance movements, providers for their own families, decision-makers, fighters.”
By MENCHANI TILENDO
She is Amirah Lidasan, 46, current Secretary-General of the Moro-Christian People’s Alliance.
Truth be told, we still have a long way to go in bringing into everyday conversations the historical and systematic struggle of the Moro people, more so the place of more vulnerable sectors like that of the women. This is where Amirah comes in.
SunStar February 20, 2021 MISTAKING one jeepney for another, I once took a route that took the passengers past the old stud farm at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman.
Same trees, same abandoned air. The sight of what used to be the National Stud Farm created during the Marcos administration made me remember 2017, when a professor gave our class a choice to either write a paper on martial law or visit the “lumad” visitors hosted by the UP Diliman community at the old stud farm.
I chose convenience; I wrote the paper. I wondered what I could “teach” in the informal classes being held for the lumad youths, who joined their parents and other elders in the annual Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya.