Culture
TRAVEL: Revving up an island back to life
Hilath Rasheed, of 99percentMaldives.com, invites you to “live, breath and hear the sounds of Kaashidhoo”, his ancestral hometown as captured here through his lens…
Reincarnation may be an important Buddhist philosophy back in the centuries when the Tharaagandu existed as a temple right in the perimeter of the forest. Today, Kaashidhoo needs such a ‘rejuvenation’ in… »
Maldives can benefit from Bangladesh civil society movements: VP
[From Minivan News: Bangladeshi expatriates can strengthen cultural links, says VP]
Bangladeshi expatriates can help strengthen the cultural relationship between the Maldives and Bangladesh, Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan said at a forum organised by the Bangladesh High Commission to the Maldives.
Dr Waheed said historically the Maldives had focused on Bangladesh’s economic input to the… »
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… »
live a healthy life with no stress …… island style; D
I have seen in Discovery and other channels where people are doing this. Why many Maldivians aren’t willing to do these crazy acts just leave with a back pack on “mirey furaa dhoaniga” to see the islands and experience their life styles. Or even learn to survive on your own in a deserted island. Read… »
Why am I blogging?
The far most important reason why I started blogging a year or so back was to improve my writing. In my grade school I am with one of the few students who never read story books. I can remember my classmates going to library and note their names in the library to get a specific… »
Somalia: Pirates or Protectors?
Why are the UN resolutions, NATO orders and EU decrees to invade the Somali seas persistently failing to include the protection of the Somali marine resources from IUU violations in the same waters?
If a response to both piracy menaces would be balanced and fair, these condemnations would have been justified. But though the European Union… »
Dark Truths; bao kalo naadhey, migey dhoshah naadhey!
Yes, the story of foolhu dhigu handi is a twisted tale of a ‘triangle love’ story, or devilish sex story. This is what a few historians reveal about the truth behind foolhu dhigu handi.
In fact, Dhivehi teachers and historians of the Maldives do know very well the truth behind every such story. Yet they prefer… »
Lip tattoo leads to burglary arrest
Police say a suspect in a Colorado home invasion had the evidence written all over his face. Read… »
Girls are Facebook junkies, study finds
So much for stereotypes about tech being male-oriented…
Tired of Facebook mania dominating the news? Blame it on the girls, at least according to a study undertaken for the U.K.’s National Family Week, which found that the social networking site has become one of the most important things in their lives. Read… »
‘Everybody Draw Mohammad Day’: What’s a Muslim-American to think?
I understand that Ms. Norris has said her idea was satire – that she didn’t mean for it to go viral on the Internet, including an “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day” on Facebook.
But, apparently, what neither she nor much of America understood is how deeply what seems an innocent jibe offends Muslims. Read… »
On Twitter
- @naafix Actually suppressing may not b good idea. We may need 2 'recognise' chemical 'composition' of emotions while enjoying the feeling :)
- @naafix true... i think suppressing emotion (without losing humanity) can help us stay mentally strong... emotions are for the weak...
- @naafix what's so hard about breaking up, i wonder...
