It popularly known in the philippines to stay away from Mindanao (southern Philippines) due to the Muslims. They will take your head off or hold you for ransom, making your family send money in order to buy your life.

There is nothing about being a follower of Islam that inspires people to commit these acts any more than being Catholic inspires one to blow up buildings in London. Catholoc IRA terrorists blew up buildings in London, Islamic terrorists commit similar atrocities in other areas.

I, of course, wouldn't travel to Mindanao or some of the other smaller islands of the southern Phillipines because of the civil unrest, a lack of security, and threats against western tourists. It has very little to do with the fact that there are more Muslims in the area.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, TX

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