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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

Dr Afrasheem Ali

Maldives death penalty delays will be resolved by October 8

Maldives death penalty delays will be resolved by October 8

By Maldives Times 3 min read

Delays in carrying out the death penalty due will be resolved by October 8, the home minister has said, despite international condemnation of the country resuming executions. The Maldives in 2014 ended a six-decade moratorium on capital punishment, with President Abdulla Yameen previously declaring the island nation would be ready for executions last month. “By […]

The poison of extremism spreading at an alarming rate in the Maldives

The poison of extremism spreading at an alarming rate in the Maldives

By Marco Robinson 7 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 12th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: – Growing number of young delinquents falling prey to extremist religious ideology – Some sheiks behind Islamic radicalization – The extremist’s atrocities reached to serious levels With claims of heresy against Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah, are there […]