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A Message to the Majlis
Dear Honorable Members of the Parliament, I stand here today to express my disgust at having to see, you, our elected representatives squabbling over the bill on Immunity and Privileges to ex-presidents. I am appalled at the very thought of...
Good riddance of bad rubbish
And the "bad rubbish" really became pathetic rubbish in the last couple of days. I'm sure this is not the end of the drama. The handing over the position of the top job of the country will surely be followed...
Thoughts on election, president, president-elect
November 11th is approaching and so perhaps it is a most opportune moment to reflect on the run-up to the election and the result. What was noticeable in this election was the vast numbers of young people, those who were...
The clandestine religion
There is a far greater threat to Islam in this country than Christianity. It is more clandestine and it has spread its invisible wings and planted firmly its talons. It is a belief system just like Islam and Christianity and...
What tolerance?
While the accusations fly from one presidential candidate to the other and from one party to the other over religious issues there is one thing that we must remember. And that is to keep our heads where they belong and...
Incompetent journalists
The role news media plays in the ongoing campaigning leading up to the runoff election is crucial. And while it is crucial, it must be noted that our journalists are far from prepared. They appear to be mind-bogglingly, utterly incompetent,...
The Noble work of Gayoom (Alayhi Salaam)
It is clear that a sizable majority of this country is still for sale for two time-tested commodities: money and religion. Money Over 40% of the population falls into the low income bracket. The election came at an unfortunate...
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...
Thoughts on the Auditor General's reports
Specialists in various fields from pest controllers to marketing strategists, from politicians to suicide bombers use various tactics to achieve maximum impact. Among the tactics the foremost would be timing. The perfect timing to apply pesticides, the perfect time to...
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...
Politics, Allah willing
What is it about religion that has Maldivians wide-eyed and foaming at the mouth from time to time? I'll tell you later. We're always on the lookout for people "using" and exploiting religion as a political tool these days and...
My kind of candidate
The race for power, the top job, of the country is now heating up and I have heard a lot of speeches and talks past few weeks. By now I had thought my ears would have stumbled upon that one...
Our Opportunist Mentality
Three decades of having had to live a life of subsistence, begging and borrowing and stealing, has made the average Maldivian something of a special breed of opportunists. The biggest problems of being the opportunists that we are is that...
Comment on autopsy case and concern
It's a shame, really, this whole fabricated conspiracy surrounding the death of a man. We've paraded the photos of the man, gawked at them, printed them and shamelessly vulgarized them. Where has our morality gone? Where is our humanity? Whatever...
Mojo of the DO
Either I must be getting too old or the novelty of it must be wearing thin. And since I can sit through several episodes of Scooby without falling asleep I'm probably not that old - yet. So my money is...
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...
Inmate Evan Naseem
Evan Naseem was widely believed to be an especially delinquent individual. He was said to be next to evil incarnate if not the devil himself. Talk of his crimes and his disgusting behavior was popular around circles that were seeking...
A thought before paralysis
Just one last thought before I go and hit the sack... In our deeply religious little world there must be some limits as to what a religious person should be able to do that is considered sinful and still remain...
Budgeted to blow your mind
I have to admit I suck at economics - big time. Whether it was the my econ teacher back in grade school or my lack of interest in this particular subject I was never able to get my head around...
Parrots of Paradise
Is it me or have mature, middle-aged men and women given up on being this nation's voices? Walking past a shop I caught a glimpse of the state owned TVM's English news and lo and behold there it was -...