RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Name of Requesting Grantee MALA, IBRAHIM A.

Current HEI Employer St. Peter’s College
Department College of Engineering
Research Interest/s 1. Terrorism
2. Marawi Refugee Crisis
3. Islamic Extremism
Proposed Field of Study Islamic Extremism, Terrorism and
Marawi Refugee Crisis
Title of Proposed Study Marawi Refugee Crisis: An Effect of
Terrorism in the Philippines

Introduction

Terrorism has always been a global concern for different countries. It has
several origins. One of which is Islamic extremism which has influence a lot of
Muslims, particularly the Filipino Muslims to spark a war in the name of their
religion which should not be the case.

On May 23, 2017, the members of the ISIS group who are headed by the
Maute family, have initiated a war against the Philippine government by
forcibly occupying Marawi City. This has caused a number of problems to the
Filipino people, especially the Marawi residents. Due to this, at least 98 percent
of the total population of the Marawi city, as well as residents from nearby
municipalities were displaced or compelled to leave as based on the statistics of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Research Issues

1. Islamic Extremism
2. Terrorism
3. War
4. Impact of War
5. Recovery of Marawi Refugees
6. Prevention of Terrorism-Related War or Conflicts

Research Questions

1. What is the effect of Islamic extremism and terrorism in the Philippines?

2. How can the Marawi Refugees recover from the war caused by Islamic
extremism and terrorism?
 3. How can we prevent terrorism – related war or conflicts?

Methodology

The researcher aims to conduct the research through content analysis.

Theories, relevant research findings and secondary data gathered from different
Philippine agencies and other accredited institutions would be utilized by the
researcher to make valid inferences on the impact of Islamic extremism and
terrorism in the Philippines and the recovery of Marawi refugees from the war
created by the ISIS members.

Potential Implications of Research Findings

The findings of this study will help the society in understanding Islamic
extremism and their ability to cause terrorism and war. It will also show the
effects of terrorism and war in the Philippines. In addition, it will also give
suggestions and recommendations on how the people, especially the Marawi
citizens recover from these terrorism-related problems and prevent this from
happening again.

References

Counter Extremism Project. (2018, September 17). The Philippines: Extremism

& Counter-Extremism. Retrieved from
https://www.counterextremism.com/sites/default/files/country_pdf/PH-
09172018.pdf

Ki-moon, B. (2016, January 20). Uniting to Prevent Violent Extremism. United

Nations Information Centre Manila. Retrieved from
http://unicmanila.org/2016/01/20/uniting-to-prevent-violent-extremism/

Rappler.com (2017, June 19). Displaced people hits record high globally due to
war, persecution – UN. Retrieved from https://www.rappler.com/move-
ph/173261-global-displacement-record-un-refugee-agency

Retrieved from http://www.unhcr.org/ph/marawi-crisis