Humanity

Maldives: A Cheater’s Paradise

… The study also found that an overwhelming majority of philandering spouses would choose the Maldives over any destination for an illicit liaison (27%)… Read… »

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… »

Sundance in the Maldives [VIDEO]

Funny! Nice photography, too…
BIll and Caroline go to the Maldives for some fun in the sun. A storm threatens their fun, but they know the sun is always shining somewhere, you just have to go find it. Thanks to Sri Lanka Airlines, Maldives Air Taxi, Medhufushi Island resort, and key2holidays. [From Bill’s… »

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… »

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… »

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… »

Enslaving Citizens – Part 3: How torture continues in Maldives prisons">Enslaving Citizens – Part 3: How torture continues in Maldives prisons

… Maldives is synonymous with Paradise, friendliness and hospitality but these seem to be lost on our politicians whose aim seem to be only scoring political points overnight while the rest of the country has descended into anarchy and lawlessness… Read… »

Enslaving Citizens – Part 2: The plight of the average Maldives teenager

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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… »

The end of men

Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women’s progress has been cast as a struggle for equality. But what… »