Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Death threats in the name of Islam

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A section of the religious right has singled out a blogger and for three days openly called for his death. A person calling himself Ali Mani...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

The human rights commission: tennis and foreign trips

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According to Human Rights Commission of Maldives insiders, the president Ahmed Saleem is in the habit of arriving leisurely for work, settli...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Bilal Philips, friend of misogynists and child sexual abusers

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On 8 August, Wahhabi preacher Bilal Philips told thousands of Maldivians that it is ok to marry young girls once they attain puberty. Upon r...
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Cover-up of Independence Day pickup accident

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A re-telling of the Independence Day pickup accident in Gan, Laamu Atoll, by several sources to Maldives Dissent, is pointing to irresponsib...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Post on Bilal Philips and terrorism deleted

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I've just deleted the previous post titled "Bilal Philips inspired militants, say terrorism research group" because, as a comm...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Anti-music preacher to visit the Maldives

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Former pop-star Ali Rameez's Jamiyathul Salaf is inviting Bilal Philips, described by them as a "world-renowned English -speaking I...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Gayoom's ordeal

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It's hard to gauge what was going through Gayoom's mind as he was escorted by police for questioning earlier this evening. Certainly...
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