COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ (BDI) has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, prohibiting women from traveling for work without a mahram, a male relative whom they cannot marry, such as a father, brother, or son. BDI is the official Islamic advisory body in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
