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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… »
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… »
ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގެ މެންބަރުންނަށް ހުޅުވާލެވިފައިވާ ސިޓީއެއް
އަދާލަތު ޕާޓީއާއި އެމީހުންގެ ބައިވެރިން ބޭނުން ގޮތަށް ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ އަފްގާނިސްތާނަށް ބަދަލުވާ ދުވަހު ތަސްމީން ހުންނަން ޖެހޭނީ ތުބުޅި ދިގުކޮށްފައެވެ. ޔާމީންވެސް ހުންނަން ޖެހޭނީ ތުބުޅި ދިގުކޮށްފައެވެ. ވިސާމް އާ ރޮޒޭނާ ތިބެން ޖެހޭނީ ބުރުގާ އަޅާފައެވެ. އަންހެނުންނަށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގައެއް ނުތިބެވޭނެއެވެ. ވިސާމް އާ ރޮޒޭނާ ތިބެން ޖެހޭނީ ދަރިންނަށް އަލިފުބާ ކިޔަވައިދޭން… »
An Open Letter to the President
Dear President Nasheed,
Let me start by reminding you that when you were elected, many a freedom-loving Maldivian rejoiced.
How we rejoiced! After all those years of persecution and tyranny, it seemed to us that democracy and freedom had finally arrived! After 3 decades of servitude, we were once again a free people!
Or so we were led… »
“Islamic” Foundation of Maldives making sure gay sex is on the mind of all Maldivians once every two seconds
Excerpts from Dhivehi Observer review blog post titled, Maldives Islamic Foundation Talks Up Gay Sex:
…The Islamic Foundation underscored its interest with gay rights today…
…Shain said that the Islamic Foundation has translated the letter into Dhivehi, so as many people as possible can learn about gay sex.
“We will not stop,” he declared… Full blog post from… »
Haveeru throws ethics into the wind again
Haveeru on its initiative adopted a Code of Ethics years back and made much noise about it being Maldives’ first media organisation to follow professionalism. I was a signatory to it.
But its actions over the years have proven otherwise. Its old-fashioned conservative journalists cannot tell the difference between an “allegation” and still like under Maumoon’s… »
Mao Hussain’s Letter on Economic Crisis
… Historically from few months ahead of Hajj until the departure of pilgrims to Mecca, the Maldives experiences a mild shortage of dollars. This year the shortage is very severe. The repeaters to Hajj pilgrimage are also not helpful. It is only once in a life time that an able Muslim has to perform Hajj!… »
A Letter to President Nasheed from Abdul-Rahman
Right now, the will of the majority of Maldivians, who voted not to be oppressed by the tyranny of Maumoon and Yamin, is violently repressed by Maumoon Abdul Gayoon and his cronies. Maumoon’s control of Judge Abdulla Mohammed and other Judges is yet more evidence of this. For example, Aslam Shakir is called to be… »
