�Discriminatory Implementation� of ID System in Muslim Communities Denounced

MANILA � Muslim leaders denounced the government on Saturday for the �exclusive implementation� of an identification system in Muslim communities in Manila, calling it discriminatory and a violation of human rights.

�The exclusive implementation of the national ID system in Muslim communities in Metro Manila is clearly an anti-Muslim policy that aims to typecast Muslims as a community of terrorists,� said Nasser Marohomsalic, head convener of the Union of Muslims for Morality and Truth (UMMAT), an alliance of Muslim professionals in Metro Manila.

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