School Inside the Manila Golden Mosque

Children attend school inside the Manila Golden Mosque. Muslim communities are integral part of the Philippines’ diverse society. It is estimated that between 5% to 9% citizens of Muslim religion live in the Philippines, mostly in the provinces of the Mindanao islands. Ustadz Abdulasalam Alabat, member of the Muslim Mindanao Halal Certification Board Inc., Manila Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila says “We cannot say that genetically engineered (GE) food is Halal (permitted) because we do not know what effects it will have on our health in the long term. We state that GE food should best be avoided and classify it as Mushbooh (doubtful)."

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Unique identifier: GP0STOA55

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/01/2014

Locations: Manila, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Golden Rice Photo-Story in the Philippines

Communities of farmers, religious leaders, mothers, academics, chefs and politicians reject genetically engineered (GE) ‘Golden’ rice as a cure to the vitamin A deficiency (VAD) problem in the Philippines. Greenpeace celebrates the natural diversity of food and farming in the Philippines as the real cure to Vitamin A deficiency. Genetically engineered (GE) food such as ‘Golden’ rice is environmentally irresponsible, poses risks to human health and could compromise food and nutrition security. Facilitating people's access to a varied diet of ecologically farmed food, through home and communal gardens, is the most effective and sustainable solution to tackle vitamin deficiencies in the long term and ensure healthy and nutritious food for people.

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