Philippines considers law to give Muslims autonomy

Q: The Philippine Congress is considering a draft law that would create a self-governed, predominantly Muslim autonomous region in the country’s south, a major step in peace talks meant to end more than four decades of fighting with Muslim rebels. Where is the Philippines?

Circle the area on this map


Q: About 5 percent of the Philippine's 107 million people are Muslims. Most Filipinos are . . .

A. Agnostics

B. Buddhists

C. Christians

D. Druids

Q: Why is the Philippines predominantly Christian?

A. American missionaries

B. Dutch traders

C. Saint Philip

D. Spanish conquerors

Q: Which one of the Philippines' neighbors has more Muslims than any other nation?

A. Vietnam

B. Indonesia

C. China

D. Malaysia

Q: The peace talks led to the proposed law to create the new autonomous region did not include the most radical Muslim rebels. Philippine government officials are worried about security threats from Islamist radicals returning from fighting in . . .

A. Syria

B. Iran

C. China

D. Russia


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