Fatwa allows exhumation of Marawi graves

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Philippines on Wednesday welcomed the fatwa (religious guidance) issued by the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ allowing the exhumation of graves to facilitate the identification of unknown victims who died during the 2017 Marawi siege. Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani, the Bangsamoro mufti, said the Islamic