Photojournalist Ryan Anson returns to Mindanao, southern Philippines to examine the pitfalls and successes of the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Mid-term Elections in Basilan
Published May 14, 2007
Jum Akbar, the first wife of Basilan's governor Wahab Akbar, casts her ballot at the East Elementary School in Isabella City on May 14, 2007. Filipinos voted today for senators, congressman, provincial governors, and city mayors throughout the country. Jum Akbar is running for governor of the conflict-ridden island while her husband Wahab hopes to become one of two congressman that will represent Basilan in the Philippine Congress. Wahab's two other wives, Nur-In and Cherry, ran for the mayoralty seats in the cities of Lamitan and Isabella.
Telling the Stories through Images of Muslim Minorities in the Asia-Pacific
Thursday, October 1, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Dean's Conference Room
SIU - Carbondale
Pulitzer Center Staff
Grantee
Ryan Anson is a freelance photojournalist currently based in San Francisco. Although many of his pictures are about social, political and religious issues in the Philippines, Anson has worked in 15...
