Philippines: War widows of Abu Sayyaf fighters suffer stigma
More than four decades of continuous conflict has made Mindanao a region of war widows.
Conflict in the Mindanao region of southern Philippines has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the past half-century.
Multiple armed groups operate in the area, and many wives left behind suffer from the stigma of being widows of Abu Sayyaf fighters.
Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan travelled to a small village in Basilan to hear their stories.
Published On 30 Mar 2019