Religion

Half of Quran “void”?

The government of President Nasheed claims that it is spreading “true Islam” under the umbrella of dubious elements like the Adhaalath Party, Islamic Foundation of Maldives and whatever other extremist NGOs that “blossomed” in Maldives with the advent of a so-called “liberal democracy.”
I have come across Wahhabi kids whose idea of God is no different… »

Superstition made hip & hi-tech [VIDEO]

What next? Face blackening cream?
Talk about human beings having a warped sense of the world, about others, and about themselves! I guess this is no better than Maldivian black magicians trying to sell thaveedhu or talismans against genies!
Not surprisingly, MediaNet now censors the above ad on cable… »

Not proud to be Maldivian at all

What is there to be proud of when the whole Maldives’ society failed to reach out to 25-year-old Ismail Mohamed Didi who felt he had no friend and therefore no choice but only to seek a “way out” of this cruel, hypocritical world?
This is no time for ifs and buts, but I do regret that… »

Thoughts on absolutism – the virus of Maldivian minds

NOTE: After reading this article, a friend just now commented whether I was not ashamed to “discuss personal stuff on public space.” I told him I don’t have any personal stuff to hide… that this is all public stuff… I told him that I haven’t written here of any NEW personal problem that does not… »

Feminist group launches letter writing campaign against sponsors of Dr Bilal Philips event

Would Seyku Shaheem recognize child abuse if he stumbled upon one?
… State Minister for Islamic Affairs Sheikh Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed said the Ministry had received no information that Dr Bilal Philips’ preaching including the abuse of children’s rights, and “guaranteed” that the Islamic Ministry “would not let such acts happen in the Maldives.”
”We… »

Profits from resorts that serve alcohol are haram, Naik explains to Majeed

Visiting Islamic speaker Dr Zakir Naik clarified during a question and answer session this morning that profits generated from the sale of alcohol are haram (prohibited), and urged the Maldives to encourage investment in halal (permitted) tourism.
Read the deranged scholar’s Vision of a Islamic Resort and Halal Tourism from the Minivan News… »

Coming soon to a stadium near you…

… a badly Photoshopped version of Friday the 28th, a.k.a The Maldives Chainsaw Mascara …… »

If people start taking “VIOLENCE” as a meaning to the word “PEACE”

An SMS I received last night from a Maldivian woman working closely with local NGOs:
This idiot is calling muslims to be extremists and terrorists! And Maldivian people are clapping. God!

More photos of “Dr” Zakir Naik’s “lecture” held in Male’ last night here.
Another Maldivian woman left this comment to my blogpost, Check this video, Mr. Vice… »

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… »

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… »