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Take back Dhivehi Raaje: Vote for Change
Good morning, my dear bloggers and compatriots of Dhivehi Raaje. Today maybe an ordinary day on any calendar but it is a momentous day in the history of our country. We are about to vote in the first ever Multi-candidate...
Supporting DRP an insult to human intelligence
Tonight live on DhiTV was what appeared to me as an utterly shameless display of depravity and lack of integrity from the party of the so-called father of progress of this country. The awesomeness of the perversion of human decency...
The next 5 years
The presidency horse-race will conclude in a few days time. It is the final lap and everything and anything - lock, stock, barrel and the kitchen sink - are being thrown at the race to win the hearts of the...
The charge of apostasy
Our incumbent president, Gayoom, will go into history books with many records and firsts to his name. The most recent of these would be the court case accusing him of apostasy. The outcome, if in favor of the prosecution, would...
Reaching new heights
It makes me sick to the stomach! Look at them! Empty, brainless zombies with vacant grins seated foolishly clapping like they were at the Joker's gangbang at Arkham. But some of them look like they could be educated and intelligent....
What Nationalism?
The national day has come and gone and what little nationalism we had in our blood was on display as many motorcycles, cars and other vehicles sported the national flag for the day. I have always wondered and questioned this...
Creating the Nation of Pure Islam
There has been much furor and jubilation in the camps of radical and fundamental religious groups these past two days. If they were given the proper resources we might have witnessed members of the Adhaalathu party donning Christmas lights on...
Veils of Deception
The Age reported on the 31st of October that Afghan police working at a highway checkpoint noticed something odd about a burga clad woman passenger in a vehicle. She was unusually tall and when questioned refused to answer. The report...
The Brain Drain
Here's the problem. This country is economically unsound, socially unstable and its future uncertain. Those that have options have plans to move their families abroad for a better life. Many have already taken the plunge. In fact, for some even...
What this country needs
Recently a friend and I went for a ride around town as per the famous local pastime. "You know, I really don't get it. What's with the license plate number system of this country? Seldom have I come across a...
The three clowns
I just finished watching the recent Al Jazeera program Frontline Maldives and I must say that the panel interview was more cringe-inducing than a good episode of The Office (UK). I felt like cowering behind the nearest coconut tree but...
The State of the Muslim World
Comments facility on this post has been turned off temporarily as it looks like people whose brains cannot articulate without using profanity has acquired the knowledge to post comments. With the days rolling by after the attack of 29th September...
Bloggers against terrorism - Join the Cyber-protest
Following a suggestion made by Moyameeha in a comment to The protest against terrorism post, I too think we should start a cyber-protest here on the blogosphere. If you condemn the attack of the 29th September and you demand the...
The protest against terrorism
I don’t think we realize the seriousness and the possible consequences of the bomb attack on the tourists last month. Yes, as always there are some of us in a state of mild shock, some almost excited and some more...
One weekend too long
In Saudi Arabia the weekend consists of Thursday and Friday. In a not too distant past we too in the Maldives, as a requirement for labeling ourselves as an Islamic nation, had our weekend on the same days. Then it...
The Indolent Nation
This is the truth: we are quite insignificant in the global scale of things. And this is not necessarily because we are a tiny island nation. If that were a hindrance, Singapore would be invisible too. But it is not....
Wave of Radicalism
The religious radicals will have you know that the solution to our society's problems - drug, health and political - is religion. This belief, someone told me once, was a result of God's punishment that came in the form of...
The cost of ignorance
Thomas Jefferson, one of the most influential founding fathers of a great nation was a firm believer of critical thought and power of the people. The author of the Declaration of Independence, he believed that skepticism is an essential prerequisite...
The Maldivian Way
Do you know what's really amusing? Making fun of ourselves. So at the risk of making sweeping generalizations I present to you my pick of top observations of the Maldivian way. We don't follow international traffic conventions In the UK...
The two-bit nut factory
Back in the old days when I was still in grade school I used to run a small home library where a large collection of teen novels (ranging from Hardy Boys to Famous Five), comics (from Superman to Asterix) and...