7/12/12, "Maldives journalist flees island fearing safety," BBC
"A Maldivian journalist, who narrowly survived a murder attempt last month, says Islamic extremists are pushing the country to "a very dangerous situation".
Talking to BBC News after fleeing Maldives fearing for his life, Ismail Rasheed, nicknamed "Hilath", alleged that the radicals were operating with impunity under the new government in the island nation....
At present every citizen is compelled to be a Sunni Muslim."...
"The Maldivian journalist survived because an artery was narrowly missed." bbc photo
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Maldives women are flogged per Islamic sharia law:
11/26/11, "What's there to discuss about flogging? There is nothing to debate about in a matter clearly stated in the religion of Islam. No one can argue with God," he (Maldives Minister Naseem) said."...Below, Maldives protest UN Human Rights Commissioner suggesting they should not flog women, 11/25/11, Haveeru
11/25/11, "Maldivians protest against UN rights chief's comments on flogging," Haveeru
"Protestors gathered outside the United Nations Building here in Male today, condemning UN human rights chief's comments against flogging and the constitutional provision that requires every Maldivian to be a Muslim.
The protestors who carried signboards with angry slogans first surrounded the UN Building on Buruzu Magu today afternoon and called authorities to arrest Navi Pillay who concluded her four-day visit to the island nation yesterday.
Protestors broke up for Sunset Prayer but again gathered at the Tsunami Monument area in the evening, demanding an apology from the UN and parliamentarians for Pillay's comments.
They later moved to the UN Building area but were blocked by police."...
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11/26/11, "Maldives won't allow debates on anti-Islamic issues: Foreign Minister," Haveeru News Service, Ahmed Hamdhoon
"The government will not allow debates to be held in the Maldives on issues that are against the fundamentals of Islam, Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem said today....
The minister's comments come two days after the UN human rights chief called for a public debate in the Maldives on the practice of flogging women found guilty of extra-marital sex.
Minister Naseem told Haveeru that the government would not open a basic Islamic principle such as flogging for public debate in the Maldives despite requests to do so.
"What's there to discuss about flogging? There is nothing to debate about in a matter clearly stated in the religion of Islam. No one can argue with God," he said.
"Our foreign ministry will not allow that to happe
"Maldives is a 100 percent Muslim country."...
Meanwhile, the UN human rights chief's comments sparked protests in capital Male with some
- calling for her arrest.
Protestors surrounded the UN Building yesterday, condemning Pillay's remarks and
- demanding an apology from the UN and parliamentarians.
Pillay's visit was the first such visit to the Maldives by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights."
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The US taxpayer is forced to give money to savages who flog women. Obama gave millions of US tax dollars to the Maldives via the so-called US stimulus:
8/22/11,"Stimulus helped equip climate research facilities--in Maldives, India, and Australia," CNS News, Penny Starr
"The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it has used $60 million of the $1.2 billion given to the agency in economic stimulus funds for purchasing “advanced-technology research instruments”
- to study climate change.
Some of this equipment was deployed at facilities in the Maldives, India, and Australia."...
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