Philippines: Empowering muftis...

And it's sponsored by the Brits and the Dutch????

They must be drinking the same Kool-Aid as W.

Holy freaking state-sponsored dhimmitude!

A simple launch of a not so simple project”. This was how Ms. Amina Rasul described the forum that transpired last June 8 at the University of the Philippines’ Institute for Islamic Studies. The “Empowering the Ulama and Muftis of the Philippines” project, jointly supported by the British Embassy through their Engaging the Islamic World Programme and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, will be managed by the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID)-Magbassa Kita Foundation, Inc.

It must have gotten pretty deep in the meeting:

For his part, His Excellency Mr. Peter Beckingham, the British Ambassador to the Philippines related that the increasing number of Muslims in the United Kingdom makes them the largest ethnic minority in Britain. The contribution of Muslims in Britain have been great as many are members of the House of Commons, have businesses and are involved in media, sports and entertainment. As example, Mohammed Al Fayed, whose son Dodie had been linked with Princess Diana, owns the famous Harrods of London.

(Gee, he forgot to mention the London bombers.)

And there's this from the Poor little Dutch Boy:

The Ambassador of Netherlands to the Philippines, His Excellency Mr. Robert Vornis recounted the successful partnerships between his country and PCID in the past especially in terms of human rights and gathering the ulama in 2005. It was in that workshop where the idea of a united ulama summit was first put forward. Ambassador Vornis expressed his thanks and appreciation for being part of this important project and hoped that the project would be successful. He said that although the problems in Mindanao are alarming, he remains optimistic that with the empowered ulama, peace and development will once again have the chance to reign in the region.

About the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID)-Magbassa Kita Foundation, Inc?It looks like they are part of the searching for root causes crowd. They blame the "intrusive West."