Archive for March, 2009

Fishermen: are they really in need of more subsidies and benefits?

Every time I hear that fishermen are poor and they don’t have enough, I feel amazed and astonished. Seriously! The fishermen I know are rich; perhaps they are the richest people. Actually there are two or three groups within fishermen. They are “odi verin”, “keyolhun” and “masverin”. The odi veriyaa is the one who owns [...]

No no, not fear again!

Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, he lived from 121 to 180 AD, passed away as the Emperor of Rome. He once said:
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live
Today in our society, there are several people who are reluctant to [...]

Honk! It’s my patience you are blocking!

It is a total havoc! My mind is diseased, my life is a disaster, my dreams are shattered, and my wants are never fulfilled. I am barely living. My life is a constant struggle. Yet, I am not trying to make things right! When I ride my bike I honk! I keep on honking. Did [...]

Sheikh Shaheem Ali Saeed & Dr.Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari; hypocrites?

With a new government, new hopes and new thinking, everything is going towards a positive direction. Towards Aneh Dhivehi Raajje. But the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, seems to be trying to change everything the way they want. At occasions sheikhs of the Islamic Ministry have said with evidence from Hadith that shaving or even shortening [...]

From internet to intranet! Democracy?

Maldives was ruled by an autocratic leadership for the past thirty years. Freedom of expression was banned, online censorship was common, and torture was predictable. These days of pain and suffering were brought to an end by the hard work of several people, and it took years to label Maldives as a democratic country. And [...]

How sensible is the Islamic Ministry?

While I was going through the news headlines as usual, it was ‘offensive’ to see headlines stating that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has ordered the banning of certain websites. One of the websites blocked includes http://randomreflexions.com/, a website that is managed by Simon. In general what Simon writes on his website are informative and [...]

The Big Bad Wolf vs. Pedophiles

The story of the Little Red Riding Hood is indeed very famous. Though there are several versions of the story, the most widely known is based on the Borthers Grimm variant. The Little Red Riding Hood, goes through the woods to visit her grandmother. And on her way she meets the Big Bad Wolf, who [...]