Archive for February, 2009

His fate! A pedophile victim – 2

This article is part two of: His fate! A pedophile victim – 1
He was there sitting silent and blank, in the half demolished house, questioning himself how he ended up there. Tears slowly started to roll down his cheeks. “Why me? Who did I hurt?” thoughts gushed through his mind. “Who can help me?” He [...]

His fate! A pedophile victim – 1

“Sai thatteh boalan fas rufiyaa”, he was begging. A usual afternoon routine it was, for the past several years. His life was tragic. His mother passed away while he was just four. And who knows who his father was. He lived with relatives who barely cared for him. Education was far beyond his reach. At [...]

Khaa Khaarrrrr, Khaaarrrr Chussss!

He bends down, picked up a bundle of paper. He was crossing Athies Café’ when the pile of paper he was carrying fell down. On his face was the expression of dismay. Why? I thought. I didn’t see anything big happen there. It was an accidental drop and he picked, but why the dismay on [...]

Rejected, yet unconvinced?

If there is a single lesson that Gayyom should have had learned from the last presidential election is that the Maldivians have rejected him. Beyond any and every doubt, Maldivians have said NO to Gayyom. Maldivians have labeled him a dictator, and rejected him for the good of this country and its people. When [...]