Press and media
Blogs – a resistance to extremism
Comment by Aishath to Moosa’s comment to my blogpost, Half of Quran “void”?
Moosa,
Your comment disturbed me to an extent, because you have reduced the Maldivian culture and identity to Islam. This is something that alarmed me, and I believe this is what a lot of bloggers are fighting against. When I compare the time when… »
Personal stories
I read Xefrox’s latest blog posts with much interest because he had a most important point to note about personal blogging: he seems right in saying that blogging has lost its appeal — to other public forums like Twitter and Facebook. So perhaps the purpose is still served because personal experiences can be exchanged from… »
Letter to Amnesty International
12 July 2010
The Director
Amnesty International
Dear Sir/Madam:
On 24 June 2010 I was arrested by Raa atoll Ungoofaaru Police Station where I was charged with “attempted suicide by overdozing on less than a gram of hash oil, atheism and homosexuality.” However, quite strangely, only a vague reference to “drug abuse” appeared on the Court Order for my… »
Is Nahula losing her Midas Touch?
The above screenshot is a quote from Ahmed Nadeem who, in Dhivehi language, reviewed the latest Nahula vehicle at Olympus Theater, and titled his article something to the effect The Crying Tradition — no reference to The Crying Game because Nahula’s movie, while it is about sexual abuse, isn’t about she-males Maldivian businessmen enjoy fornicating… »
Negative advertising?
And they call us ignorant!
This is part of an advertisement found in an old Sandhaanu magazine…
Apparently, the company which placed this advertisement was advertising some sort of teapot, according to the person who showed this to… »
What is your “neydhevey amalu” for the day? ;)
Just exactly what is the meaning of “neydhevey amalu” or “improper conduct”, a friend asks:
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=details&id=96667
What do you consider as “neydhevey amalu”? btw what would be the best translation for this word – improper conduct?
Paragraph two dupes us into assuming that it was a victim-less-crime. In fact, ‘improper conduct’ does not always necessarily mean criminal behavior.
Definitely… »
Why Dr. Musthafa Luthfee should stand up to these bullies
Ayya on Wed, 26th May 2010 7:31 PM:
Dr. Musthafa Luthfee should stand up to these bullies. After all he is not suggesting that they do not teach Islam and Dhivehi at A-Level but just give the students a choice.
But I can go one further than Mr. Know-it-all Shaheem and suggest a better compromise.
Cambridge Board teaches… »
Islam is a religion of “he said, she said”?
A major preoccupation of Islamic scholars is verifying the “genuineness” of various hadith. …
Even the best Arabic-Islamic thinkers suffered for want of organized skepticism—the powerful effects of iterated peer-review feedback. Personal testimony is unreliable. Memory fails. Our pet ideas can get eaten by life’s goats. Read more: The Goat That Ate Islamic Science… »
“ARTICLE 19 can see no further movement by the government”
A right to information law must provide for an independent monitoring and appeals body that has the power to order public bodies to release information in the public interest. All applications for information must be dealt with speedily and should not charge to do so — ARTICLE… »
How to negotiate with the Taliban? Beats me…
Some interesting “toons” from Ban the Adhaalath Facebook… »
