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The Demons of Discipline
Here is a conversation between a close relative and my son who is going to be 4 next month: Close relative (to my son): Ingeytha goskoh ulhey kudhin dhaane thaneh? Son: Hmm. Close relative: Narakayah dho dhaanee? Son: Narakayah? Naraka...
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...
A Skeptical Lot
When I was in my early teens I used to be an avid fan of the local football tournaments. I went to nearly every match in which my favorite team played. These were the days of the club flag-hoisting hysteria...
Scratching a national itch
We are at a crossroads. At this crossroads we are confronted with concepts that are alien to us: democracy, freedom and rights. Although some might argue that these aren't really new concepts, in that we've always had them to a...
Interpretation not distortion
I agree. It is not from the distortion but the interpretation of the Holy Quran that radical Islam derives its dangerous ideologies. I do not have a problem with women wearing the hijab but one cannot ignore the sudden explosion...
Maldives, Population 100
Imagine there were only 100 people living in our country. Then: 35 of them are living in Male' 51 are men and 7 of them work in the government 49 are women and 4 work for the government There are...
The rise in Radicalism
There are worrying signs of a rise in radicalism in the world. Not just in Islam but in Christianity as well. In fact, the Evangelical Christian movement in the United States is a growing concern and some analysts have gone...
My indifference, your apathy
It's the 2nd anniversary of the Tsunami and I'm thinking about the victims while I sit in the air conditioned comfort of my living room, sipping freshly brewed coffee, slowly nodding my head in rhythm to Antonio Carlos Jobim and...
Fear of Faith
Why are we so concerned about the so-called Christian missionaries or the fact that some Maldivians have embraced Christianity? Are we of such feeble religiosity that we fear conversion? Or do we fear interfaith violence or is it about something...
This Doomed Nation
I'll tell you something. This nation is doomed. And it will always be doomed regardless of whether we are ruled by a dictator or a telly tubby. This nation is doomed not because we don't have such a thing as...
We, the easily offended Muslims
This whole "Muslims offended" by this and that is getting a little too old. Our worldwide Muslim leadership and it's fatwa wielding clerics, imams and mullah's deliberate bloating of insignificant issues out of proportion has lead to so much suffering....
Home and Patriotism
What have we achieved as a nation? I think this is a very serious question we should ask ourselves before we can think about how patriotic we really are. Yes, this nation is my home. But I also feel it...
The Unpatriotic Son
I accept, without an inkling of shame, that I am not a patriot son of my nation. I will not defend it in the face of criticism and nor will I die defending it in the face of destruction. This...
99% Human
...and 1% Muslim. It is funny how we sort of pride ourselves proclaiming we are a 100% muslim country. I wonder who came up with that particular statistic? Do they mean the country itself (and not the people)? Because, I...
100% Muslim, 100% Heterosexual
Several years ago I had an argument with someone regarding brothels operating in Male. His argument was that there should NOT be any brothels simply because "we are a 100% muslim nation" and that "Islamic law" prohibits it. I countered...