Sunday 26 December 2004
Dhivehi Observer requests President
Gayyoom for the temporary lifting of the ban on the site
to assist in this time of distress. Flow of information
is critical in this time of need. DO has several
contacts around the country and will utilise this
network to contribute to the operations, however small
it may be. (20:54 Male' Time)
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23:36 Eriyadu Resort News
-
Received
e-mail from dive-base on Eriyadu island resort,
North-Male-Atoll a few minutes ago.The Dive-Base
reported no death or heavy injured persons on the island
wrote J.P. Hani, Switzerland
23:30 Guests from Soneva
Fushi calls Home in France
Eric Cornaud has confirmed by an email to DO "our
friends a French family in SonevaFushi resort have
called France with their cellular phone. There seem to
have been no serious problems on the island, people have
spent the day on the beach. There might have only two
bungalows with very light damages. I hope It will be
good news for those indian people who wanted news."
23:07 Locals in Male'
begging Gayyoom to send rescue vessels to help their
family in outer Atolls
5
Coast Guard vessels are still near Male' apparently for
Gayyoom's security. Relatives of those suffering
unattended in outer islands are begging Gayyoom to send
these vessels to those locations with food and to rescue
them. These vessels can reach Laamu and Gaaufu Atoll in
less than 5 hours.
22:59 - Maldives Resorts -
Club Med Faru is
totally out of electricity and water. No food except a
few, staff area is totally damaged and it would require
3 million dollars investment to restore the resorts to
operating condition. The guests and staff are using the
main complex for accommodation. The resort is in the
state of being closed.
Valture Kihaadhuffaru is totally out of electricity and
water, except water for extremely minimum of
requirements. Only two generators from the nearby island
of Dharavandoo are used for power generation. All
tourists as well staff are using the same facilities for
accommodation and other services.
Club Med Kani has lost more than 90% of their water
bungalows. No electricity until 1900hrs. The resort is
under total control except few things.
All tourists in Valtur Gasfinolhu want to leave the
island and move to the capital, but there is impossible
to find alternative accommodation elsewhere.
22:31 - News from Island
Death tolls is rising -
Dhaandhoo 3, Vaadhoo 2, Dhiggaru 1 kid, Gemendhoo 4
dead, Kandholhudhoo 3 dead,Dh. Ribudhoo 2 dead
Maduvvaree 7 missing and 4 now found.
Hinnavaru 6 admitted in hospital, Thulusdhoo no electric
no food, ADh Maamigili fairly intact, Muraidhoo no
damage, Ga. Dhevvadhoo no damage, Komandoo 85% need
assistance, Shaviani maroshi 95% need assistant, Other
slands in Addu no damages reported
Aa. Mathiveri no electricity, Dhiffushi Male Atoll
flooded, A Dh Mandhoo all destroyed nothing to eat,
Dhiggaru no damage
kuburudhoo no electricity, Dhagenthee nothing happen.
In Meemu Atoll, Mulaku island is safe and people from
other islands are going there, kolhufushi is very bad in
condition most of the houses are destroyed, Madifushi 2
are missing and badly damaged
Dhaal Atoll is badly hit and most islands are without
food, electricity or water
22:16 Maaufushi Prison - female prisoners are
being evacuated to Male'.
Other brief News :
R Kandholudhoo have been
evacuated now, 3 dead in that island, no electricity, no
food, water purification plat damaged, island destroyed
badly.
Dhiraagu says telephone services established in H.Dh
Atoll but may encounter some difficulties or problems
there, All rooms flooded in Hakura Huraa Resort, In Lh
Naifaru water came to the middle of the island and
vessels at the harbour sank, S Hulhudoo people went to
safe places but now they have returned home
In Kaashidoo there was flood water for 4 feet and no
food in the island, Fun Island evacuated, LTU and other
operates will evacuate their guests as soon as possible.
Flights are being arranged to land as soon as airport
opens.
Sonevafushi badly damaged.
20:42 Injuries : regarding today's accidents
records are - IGMH 28 (14 still getting treatment)
people admitted to Indhira Gandhi Hospital and 37 (11
still getting treatment) to ADK Hospital in Male'
20:23 The country needs you help If you can
help with the rescue and recovery as well as in the huge
logistical operation ahead, please go to Iskandhar
School - the task force is at work there. We need all
the help we can.
20:22 Japan promises help and assistance Japanese
government has announced that they will assist Maldives
with search and rescue as well as in other areas. Coast
Guard is now taking food to islands like K. Guraidhoo.
20:18 - Confirmed reports of a deaths in
Dhaandhoo also death of a youth or a child reported in
Dhigurah in Ari Atoll - these are reports from the task
force office setup in Iskandar School.
20:11 Several People of Male' cut of electricity and
are without food - reports coming that several
families in Male' are tonight without food and
electricity. Food is now being distributed by STO
reports say. "some people in Male' have nothing to eat
and their houses have no electricity because of the
water inside the houses" said the resident of Male'.
20:02 Maldivian government playing down the disaster
at the expense of people the distressed people in more
than 200 islands across the nation - Mr. Sobir has
given an interview to BBC News 24 drawing a
picture of calm and control when the country is
experiencing the worst disaster in history. He clearly
stated that there is no need for evacuating tourists
whilst many island resorts have already been evacuated;
he also said that communication is not lost to all
islands when there is no area that can be contact
including the capital island. International calls from
Male' is conducted via the operators. This is not time
to market tourism but to save as many lives as possible.
Despite early warnings and reports of the earthquake,
many believe that government did not do enough to warn
the people of the aftermath of such a quake. Shops in
Male' should have been closed and resorts warned of the
waves said a businessman from Male' who was in tears
expressing grief over the situation of the people in
island. I just pray to Allah that our people survive
this said the resident of Male' who said he has lost
almost 50% of his stock because his shop took the brunt
of the first wave to hit Male'.
20:00 Unrest in Maafushi Jail : unconfirmed
reports are coming that some inmates have broken out of
their cells in Maafushi jail amidst the disaster. These
disturbing reports say that men have broken into womens'
cells whilst others are at large in the island of
Maafushi, which has also been affected by the flood.
07:04 pm - International News Services want to speak
with local in resorts and Male' as well as islands,
please get in touch with us asap if you can provide
reliable information - email us on
dhivehiobserver@gmail.com
6:22 - CNN Latest 1700 dead in Sri Lanka and more
than 1000 dead in India, Indonesia more than 450 people
dead, Thailand 248 killed, 3 Confirmed dead in Maldives
- no reports from islands
5:55 pm: People missing in Kaafu Guraidhoo -
confirmed reports say that several children and adults
are missing and unaccounted for in Guraidhoo Island. The
youth who went around searching for this children are
also reported missing now.
5:53 pm: Flights cancelled - Tour Operators
confirm that charters flights bringing tourists for New
Year due to arrive tomorrow has now been cancelled.
5:43 pm: Tourists trying to catch flights back home -
Confirmed reports say that several tourists who
arrived to the Maldives today are stranded in the
airport and trying to get a flight back home. The
visionary government of Gayyoom has failed in all areas,
said the business. "We are disgusted at the level of
incompetence of this administration to deal with the
situation. Although a natural disaster, there are
logistical things that should be in place. This will hit
hard on our economy. Gayyoom has been more keen to
remain in power and save his kingship than be visionary
and look after his people. Sappe', you should call for
his immediate resignation once again, this man is not
fit to govern, we blame him a lot for not helping our
guests. Where is the mighty coastguard, the mighty
military, where is it? No one knows what is happening to
the people in the islands, no one! this is the saddest
day in Maldivian history in recent times, please put
these comments on your site" said a prominent
businessman via satellite phone.
5:40 pm: Upcoming parliamentary elections may be
delayed sources from the government reveals
5:37 pm: Information by text through satellite
phone suggest situation very bad in Dhaalu Atoll -
electricity is expected to be out in most islands and
death toll is set to rise - those who own large vessels
are urged to travel to populated islands and help rescue
people
5:25 pm: *Gulhi island,
South Male' Atoll: 1 year old child swept into the sea
by giant wave and is missing feared drowned*
5:17 pm: *Hathifushi Sahkir, candidate for Kaafu
Atoll in elections, who had been missing since this
morning, found alive and well*
5:13 pm: Eboodhoo and Summer Island affected,
extent of damage not known*
5:03 pm: *Sun Travel asking government to open a
school for their guests in Male'* *Communications lost
with Meemu Atoll* *Fulidhoo island, Vaavu Atoll: 3
houses collapsed, no reported casualties* *TVM says 5
houses collapsed in Rakeedhoo island, Vaavu Atoll*
5:02 pm: *Vilu Reef Resort, run by Sun Travels,
evacuates its 190 guests*
5:01 pm: *Funadhoo, Laamu Atoll: one baby dead
reported*
5:00 pm: *Mathimaradhoo critical - death toll
includes children and rising, no communication
4:51 pm: ***10 REPORTED DEAD IN DHAAL ATOLL***
4:50 pm: *280 European guests in Oluveli Resort
have reached airport safely*
4:30 pm: *Gayoom holds photo call in Male'
street*
4:12 pm: *"No structure left standing" in
Gemendhoo Island, Dhaal Atoll*
4:06 pm: *Pakistani warship heading to Maldives
to help with rescue efforts*
3:54 pm: *Maldives Airport Authority says it will
try and have airport ready for take-offs by 6pm local
time*
15:57 Maldives
- Several
resort divers are
unaccounted for, according to sources. Tourists are particularly interested in swimming
and sunbathing around the time of the
morning when the
tsunamis struck. They
should have had a warning,
say the informants.
Maldives
Airport, the only way out of Maldives,
is now closed, the
whole nation is
stranded. The fate of
people
in the remote
islands is completely unknown.
15:57 Maldives -
Gayyoom's government is
totally unprepared
with any
rescue plans for a
disaster of this scale. Reports from resorts confirm
that tourists are very upset and some
are injured. Others are still in shock because their dream holiday is
ruined and they have come to a country
that has no rescue and emergency service but
only a military
guard for its dictator.
The world
knew about this earthquake;
DO reported the
earthquake in Male' at 6:36 am this morning. It was reported earlier
by Reuters that there was an earthquake in
Indonesia, yet Gayyoom claims he did not know.
The
Maldivian
death toll will rise.
Government spokesman Dr. Shaheed is lying about
this news as well. We have confirmed deaths, he does
not. Reports are concentrating on Male' and other
islands. This is an attempt to get foreign aid. No
details have been given to
the BBC about the situation of the
thousands of holiday makers and the fate of these
resorts.
Reports on DO prompted
Gayyoom to make a formal
appearance on TV, confirms
a NSS aide.
15:54 World News -
Biggest earthquake in the world in 40 years. Electricity
water and health situation
in Male' is critical. Worries over
freshwater and sanitation.
Toilets cannot be used.
Power is cut and people
are being warned not to
use electricity because of
the dangers posed by
flooding.
Food kept in
freezers is thawing and
will rot in the tropical
heat. People are being
warned not to go down to
the beach
15:47 BBC - Tourist
safari vessels are used in rescue. A small island next
to V. Fulidhoo is destroyed, a Safari belonging to
Capital Travel group,
MV
Faiymini rescued more than 14 people as it was
sailing in the area.
15:45 BBC - Reports
that Tour Operators will attempt to evacuate their
clients from destinations including the Maldives.
15:33 BBC -
India - 1000
dead, 100's of fisherman missing, 1500 death toll in Sri
Lanka, official says.
MINIVAN
NEWS UPDATES
3:10 pm: Tourists angry at no
communication with government or evacuation plans,
reports from resorts
state.
3:08 pm: Tourists trying to flee Maldives on their
own.
3:07 pm: Kurumba Village Dive School under four feet of
water.
3:04 pm: Maldives: 5 dead; Sri Lanka: 1,000 dead;
India: 1,000 dead; Thailand: 55 dead; Indonesia: 150
dead; Malaysia: 7 dead.
2:59 pm: Child reported dead in Guraidhoo Island, South
Male' Atoll, three more reported missing. The children
were reportedly playing on a costal road when the wave
hit. Several more people thought to be injured.
Population is taking refuge in the health
centre.
2:49 pm: 500 Dead in Sri Lanka, 500 dead in India. Sri
Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has declared a
national disaster, and the military has been deployed to
help rescue efforts.
2:39 pm: One tourist reported dead in Velaavaru Resort,
Dhaal atoll.
2:21 pm: 10 water bungalows seen drifting from Kani
Resort, South Male' atoll.
2:18 pm: Fears of prisoners' safety reported to Minivan
News after flooding reported in Dhoonidhoo and Maafushi
Jails.
2:10 pm: At least 20 dead in Thailand -
BBC.
2:01 pm: Water subsiding in
Male'.
1:59 pm: Republican Square cordoned off in
Male'.
1:54 pm: Radio 7676.0 SSB is unclear, please go to
7715.0 SSB instead.
1:46 pm: Vaavu Atoll - Fulidhoo Island, all islanders
taking shelter in local school, all possessions
destroyed 'not even a pillow left usable'.
1:45 pm: Death toll rises to 150 in India -
BBC.
1:33 pm: Airport runway being cleared to allow
international flights to leave Maldives but internal
flights will not operate until
tomorrow.
1:31 pm: Islanders told to listen to 7676.0 SSB Radio
where communications down.
1:27 pm: Earthquake 8.9 on Richer Scale says US
Geological Dept. - biggest in 40
years.
1:24 pm: NO GOVERNMENT ADVICE TO MALDIVIANS AS YET -
GAYOOM ASKS PEOPLE TO 'REMAIN
CALM'.
1:20 pm: Vaavu Atoll: Kyodhoo Island badly hit - people
on rooftops, Ali Matha
flooded.
1:15 pm: 2 DEAD, 6 MISSING IN THARI VILLAGE
RESORT. 2nd wave smashes into Bentota, west Sri
Lanka.
1:12 pm: 400 dead in Sri Lanka's east coast, 100 dead
in India - BBC.
1:10 pm: No reports of second wave as
yet.
1:05pm: North of Maldives badly hit - Maldives
Industrial Fisheries Group have started a 'limited
evacuation' of outer
islands.
1pm Male' time: Hulu Male' is being evacuated -
residents being sent to the
captial.
Fears that Male' ground reef may have been cracked by
waves.
Thousands
of people have died along
the shores of the eastern
Indian Ocean after a
series of severe
earthquakes near Sumatra
and the Andaman islands
caused tsunamis in many
coastal areas.
The
Maldives government
spokesman Ahmed Shaheed
has told the BBC World
Service that deaths of
islanders and tourists
have occurred due to the
tsunamis that hit the
country without warning
this morning. He did not
give any details.
DO
is also receiving unconfirmed
reports of deaths of
Maldive islanders and
tourists.
Basic food,
stored by STO at its
warehouse in the southwest
of Male', has been ruined
by flooding to a depth of
two feet. Thousands of
bags of rice, flour and
sugar have been ruined by
seawater.
Another
large tsunami has hit
Bentota in Sri Lanka and
is expected to reach
Maldives within an hour. Unconfirmed
reports claim Rakeedhoo
island on Vaavu atoll has
suffered serious damage
from tsunamis and two or
three houses have been
destroyed. The reports
claim that MIFCO vessels
are evacuating islanders.
In
the capital, the north
eastern Male' harbour area
nearly drained out before
the waves arrived, and
passenger dhoanis
avoided damage by riding
out the waves in the
lagoon as the tsunamis
hit. The Male' seawall has
been damaged on the
northeastern and northern
sides.
Gayyoom
is appearing on TV
Maldives and appealing for
calm as tsunami waves
sweep the country after at
least ten
earthquakes in the eastern
Indian Ocean near Sumatra
and the Andaman islands.
The Maldives president,
who disappeared from view
when the waves first
struck Male' this morning,
is being shown wading
through water as he visits
flood-affected areas.
Many
eastern Indian Ocean
littoral regions have been
affected by tsunamis,
and the death toll is at
least 200 people and
expected to rise. In
Maldives, a tourist is
reported to have died
after suffering a heart
attack as the waves hit
his resort.
In
Minicoy island, just north
of Maldives, a weak wave hit Minicoy island 100 km North of
Thuraakunu Island. No damage
is reported.
In Sri Lanka, the BBC has
an eyewitness
account from its reporter
Roland Buerk who was swept
from his hotel room by a
tsunami this morning.
11:45 Travel Warning
Announced - Local media is announcing travel
warnings. Public is upset because they had no indication
of any of this happening. Local MET office issued no
warnings of flood which began three hours after the
earthquake. Public confidence
in the government is at an
all time low, especially with the
administration's
inability to warn us and then provide adequate rescue
plans and services. Guests and people are stuck and
there is no way to get them treatment or any service.
11:39 MET Office -
Two more severe waves are to hit Male' at 12:00 and
14:00 hrs, which are expected to be worse than the ones
so far. Locals are requested to seek refuge and not to
walk around the island.
11:27 Dhiraagu News -
Telecommunication out in Faafu, Alif, Noonu
and Vaavu atolls.
11:02 Male Local Market
- The traditional local market has been hit hard
today. Their crops were swept away with the
waves.
10:58 Male - Waves
are still coming and the situation is deteriorating.
Emergency services are severely crippled,
and cannot deal with it.
Fire services and military and police
are all mixed up in
Maldives. Much of the police
are utilised for the
security of Gayyoom. Coast guard
is on standby and on alert
for evacuation should there be an emergency for Gayyoom,
bless him! We can all die but he must remain alive.
10:57 Baros Island
Resort - Reports are coming that the whole island is
under water. Serious logistical problems all over the
country mostly in resorts. Sun Island also has been hit
hard.
10:52 Male - Voice
of Maldives is back on air.
10:51 Paradise Island
Resort - The water bungalow jetty has taken a severe
shock from the waves and more than 20 people have been
injured mainly from broken glasses. Arrangements are
bring made to take them to Male' for treatment. Several
low lying resorts are effected by the flood.
10:50 Fuah Mulaku
Reports of flooding in Fuah Mulaku as well -
communication is disrupted and cannot obtain more
information at this time.
10:48 Male -
Gayyoom has reportedly boarded his multimillion dollar
yacht Arumaazu after abandoning Male'.
10:30 Male' - 9
people missing from a dredging site in HulhuMale' -
unconfirmed.
10:10 Male - Voice
of Maldives is reportedly off the air and some
disruption in telecommunication reported. FM Radio is on
air.
10:00 Male' -
Gayyoom flees to Aarah concerned over his security -
heavy police presence near the palace.
09:55 Male' -
Hulhumale' is also flooded. Water has gone into houses
and flat buildings. Almost all of Male' is flooded.
Water is subsiding but another wave is on the way
according to reports.
09:34 Male' -
Police presence in the area is heavy. There are around 8
aircrafts on the runway in Hulhule Airport and situation
is at the moment quite serious. Experts say that the airport might
be closed for some time until water
subsides. Chaandhanee Magu is also flooded.
Male' - 09:25 am - Reports
are coming from Male' that tidal waves
are causing heavy
flooding in the island. It is reported that the Marine
Drive, now known as Boduthakurufaanu Magu, is now
almost 2 feet deep. More news will be updates as we get
them. This could very well be related to the earthquakes
in the Indian Ocean region. Male' although protected by
seawall is vulnerable to rises in sea level as the
island is only just a meter above. Reporters say that it
is quite serious. Emergency services are mobilised.
Breaking News
Earthquake in Maldives;
confirmed from Male' and felt in other islands too
Confirmed reports are
coming that a small earthquake has hit Male' at around
6:32 am. It lasted for around 15 seconds. DO reporters
are now investigating for damages and further reports.
We will update as soon as we receive information from
Male'.
Reports are also coming
that people have felt the earthquake in other parts of
the country such as Meemu Atoll.
Earthquakes are not
uncommon to the Indian Ocean region where Maldives is. A
strong earthquake shook Maldives on July 16th, 2003 as
reported in Associated Press.
[July 16, 2003 - NEW
DELHI, India (AP) - A strong earthquake in the
Indian Ocean shook buildings in the Maldives on
Wednesday, but there was no immediate report of any
damage or casualties in the low-lying island nation,
officials said.
The Indian Meteorology Department in New Delhi said
the quake's magnitude was 7.6.
A Maldives government official said the epicenter
was about 90 miles off nation's the southernmost
island.
No unusually high tides have been reported, the
official said on condition of anonymity.
Earthquakes
in the ocean can cause dangerous high tides or even
tsunami in the Maldives, an archipelago of low-lying
islands slowly sinking into the ocean, some 745
miles off the southern tip of India.]
Also,
1999 August 29, Carlsberg Ridge, MW 5.8 00:46 UTC,
65.71°E, 3.10°N, shallow depth [QED] (Sunday, August
29 at 05:46 am Maldives time).This earthquake was on
the Carlsberg Ridge in the north-western Indian
Ocean, about 840 km west of Male, Maldives.
This earthquake
occurred on the Carlsberg Ridge, a mid-ocean ridge
system that is located in the Arabian sea between
India and Northern Africa. The ridge marks the
boundary between the Indian and African plates and
near the epicenter the Indian plate is moving away
from the African Plate at a rate of 33 mm/yr in a
northeasterly direction. The Carlsberg Ridge is a
slow-spreading ridge with rough topography and a
depth that varies from 1700-4400 meters.
Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries,
where two tectonic plates move apart from each
other. New oceanic crust is formed as magma rises up
between the two diverging plates. Active spreading
ridges are offset by zones known as transform
faults, where plates slide horizontally past each
other neither destroying or forming crust. This
gives the plate boundary a zig-zag pattern. Ocean
ridges represent the longest, linear uplifted
features of the earth's surface and are marked by a
belt of shallow earthquakes. Earthquakes can be
caused by the release of tensional stress in the
uplifted ridge or by the horizontal movement of
plates along the transform faults.
Latest : Few earthquakes
have been reported in Indian Ocean region,
such as in Andaman Island. The shock felt in the
Maldives might sourced to anyone of these.
In addition, JAKARTA
(Reuters) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the
Richter scale has shaken Indonesia's Sumatra island,
causing deadly flash floods, toppling several homes in
restive Aceh province and causing widespread panic,
officials and media reported.
read more
Local News
Villivaru
and Biyaadhoo management to be assigned to Athamaa
Ibrahim Didi and Sunland for 6 months
Local news say that
Sunland and Athamaa Ibrahim Didi will be assigned the
management of these two disputed resorts in order to
avoid the staff loosing the jobs. DO has recently
highlighted the complaints by the very people working in
the islands.
However, this arrangement
of a temporary lease of the two islands for a perioud of
6 months is quite unique and highly unprofessional. It
remains to be seen whether either party will accept this
arrangement as it will be highly costly if they have to
handover the resorts back to Gayyoom after this period.
It is believed that Gayyoom was forced to do this to try
and improve his diminishing popularity, especially
amongst the people of Addu.
Maldives
History
Maldives
historic Male' Friday
Mosque - Part 2
Coral
stones were used for the
building of walls,
pillars, flooring and also
for some interior and
exterior decorations of
the mosque. Different
types of wood such as Kaani
(Cordia), Haivakaru
(Teak), Nirolhu
(Coconut Timber), Kela
(Sandalwood), Raiy
baburu kela (Red
Sandalwood) and Kanahadhun
(Red Wood) were used for
the construction of the
roof structure, the door
and window frames.
read
more
Plaques
of Hukuru Miskiiy in
Male', Maldives
photographs
- includes large scan of
plaque from earliest
mosque
Election
News
Aslam leading the polls in
Addu says fans
Despite harassment and
intimidation by government Aslam's supporters are
confident of a landslide victory for their candidate.
Addu women also have
opened an office to support Aslam. Aslam's supporters
have offices in each island and in Male' as well. On
24th, Aslam came to Male' to meet with his many
supporters in who live in Male' and work in nearby
resort island.
Some resort owners like
DIMMS Salih and Universal group are forcing the Addu
staff to vote for the Dr. Mustafa Luthfy, the Tourism
Minister because they want favour from him. This is a
general trend in amongst corrupt businessmen in the
Maldives who appease this government for their own
benefit. The popular view however is that despite
pressure from the owners, Addu workers are
overwhelmingly in support of Aslam and Shareef, because
they are the most democratic and honest people who Addu
people believe can deliver them a better life.
On popular demand by Addu
readers of Dhivehi Observer, we are happy to dedicate
this page for Aslam's supporters.
Listen to
Aslam's song and view campaign album
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"I
and my brother, Professor Abdullah Saeed,
have jointly written a book titled:
"Freedom of Religion in Islam". This
book will be published by the publishers
Ashgate in 2003 February."
Attorney General Dr. Saeed
on Monday
Times 2002 |
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Book Review
'Freedom of Religion in Islam'
Editorial
Reviews - Debate
on freedom of
religion as a human
right takes place not only in the Western world but also
in Muslim communities throughout the world. For Muslims
concerned for this freedom, one of the major
difficulties is the 'punishment for apostasy' - death
for those who desert Islam. This book argues that the
law of apostasy and its punishment by death in Islamic
law is untenable in the modern period. Apostasy
conflicts with a variety of foundation texts of Islam
and with the current ethos of human rights, in
particular the freedom to choose one's religion.
Demonstrating the early development of the law of
apostasy as largely a religio-political tool, the
authors show the diversity of opinion among early
Muslims on the punishment, highlighting the substantial
ambiguities about what constitutes apostasy, the
problematic nature of some of the key textual evidence
on which the punishment of apostasy is based, and the
neglect of a vast amount of clear Qur'anic texts in
favour of freedom of religion in the construction of the
law of apostasy. Examining the significant challenges
the punishment of apostasy faces in the modern period
inside and outside Muslim communities - exploring in
particular how apostasy and its punishment is dealt with
in a multi-religious Muslim majority country, Malaysia,
and the challenges and difficulties it faces there - the
authors discuss arguments by prominent Muslims today for
an absolute freedom of religion and for discarding the
punishment of apostasy.
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Election News
Prominent businessman Shaveed is openly campaigning for
the government in Faafu Atoll
Shaveed has reportedly been helping pro-government
candidates Ibrahim Shareef Mohammed and Moosa Ahmed to
organize public gatherings and election ‘parties’ in
Feeali, Nilandhoo and Magoodhoo islands in breach of
election regulations reported Minivan News today.
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Friday 24 September
2004
Minivan
News Translation
Gayoom's Wednesday night speech
Translated
I
would like to congratulate and extend felicitations to
those individuals who are to receive this year's awards
in honour of their services to the public, in
encouragement of such services, in recognition of
earning a good name for their country and for a
commendable work of children's fiction. Each of these
individuals has extended a very distinguished service to
the country. The government finds it a pleasure to award
these individuals and recognises the value of their work
in each of their fields of public service.
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Business News
Sri Lankan domestic airlines to operate international
flights including Maldives
Colombo, Dec 24 (IANS)
Sri Lanka's three domestic airline operators - Expo Air,
Serendib and Lion Air - have been allowed by the
government to operate international flights, reports
Xinhua.
Director General Civil Aviation Authority C. Nimalasiri
said the cabinet has given a green light for domestic
airlines to operate globally.
There is a business
opportunity for Maldivian companies here.
General and Passenger
Sales Agency services should be up for grabs.
read more
Indian activist as
observer in Maldives poll
London, Dec 24 (IANS)
Indian activist Jayaprakash Narayan, who is associated
with an NGO working in the area of democratic reforms,
has been included in a five-member Commonwealth team of
experts to observe the Dec 31 elections in the Maldives.
Narayan is the campaign coordinator of Lok Satta
(Foundation for Democratic Reforms).
read more
In
Appreciation and Expectation - the saga of
Gayyoom's corruption
Mistakenly,
most of the people of Maldives breathed a sigh of
relief when Gayyoom came to power. As Sandhaanu
editor
Ibrahim Luthfee said in his speech on Minivan
radio, the people of all islands welcomed Gayyoom with
flowers! The people prepared in advance for
Gayyoom's arrival and everyone flocked to the streets to greet their new president.
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more
Gayyoom accuses France of
anti-semitism and foreign interference in internal
affairs as pretext for occupation
In a televised speech to mark the Republic Day, Gayyoom accused France of
anti-Arab behaviour, referring
to the banning of the satellite TV channel of Lebanon. Gayyoom's
reference was an attempt to justify his oppressive methods such as total control of media and banning of dissident websites and imprisoning journalists
and government critics.
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more
Vote
rigging Gayyoom-style
The main times when fraud is scheduled to occur, are:
Transportation of ballot boxes by air or the NSS coast guard
The recent exposure by Shuaib of the faulty hinge pins fitted to the ballot boxes gives an indication of Gayyoom's blatant rigging methods. Ballots already prepared in Male' are used by Gayyoom to replace islanders' votes. The faulty lock makes it easy.
Storage area in Male'
The Commissioner had stated that in Male' the ballot boxes' storage area cannot be accessed and they are sealed with tamper-evident tape. This will be the perfect opportunity to interfere with the votes because the boxes from both Male' and the atolls will be placed there. A tamper-proof tape can easily replaced by the same people who applied the original tape.
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Academic turns city into a social experiment
- Mayor Mockus of Bogota and his spectacularly applied theory
Harvard
University Gazette
archives
The fact that he was seen as an unusual leader gave the new mayor the opportunity to try extraordinary things, such as hiring 420 mimes to control traffic in
Bogota's chaotic and dangerous streets. He launched a
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