Arts And Culture
The lingering ghosts of Maldives
Why fear runs through our folklore and what it was for.
15 Aug, 15:07
The clothes we left behind
Libaas and feyli left everyday life. Three Maldivians never stopped wearing them.
08 Aug, 13:32
Scenes from Hulhumalé, before the last sand fills in
The island built to escape Malé is inheriting its congestion.
01 Aug, 11:13
Nine songs, one city: Huvan's Mithan tracks a generation
A quintessential Malé album made by a band of the 2020s.
25 Jul, 11:50
Uprooted
A memoir of migration and the emptying of Maldivian islands.
18 Jul, 11:47
Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything
A look back at a record that altered modern Maldivian music.
27 Jun, 15:00
Scenes from Malé’s sanctuary suburb, before the bridge
The Thilamalé Bridge will soon connect the placid island of Villingili to the chaos of the capital
20 Jun, 16:40
Preserving paradise: Mauroof Jameel exhibits early Maldivian resort architecture
Esteemed architect showcases the disappearing designs that introduced the modern Maldives to the world.
06 Jun, 16:14
Tea and crabs with Raadh Thoriq Ibrahim
An animator, a comic, and a long detour through Trivandrum's printers.
30 May, 10:19
City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity
Photographer Jauson Lomo explores the teeming life struggling to be contained within the Maldives’ cramped island capital.
25 Apr, 15:27
In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish
Huda’s abstract work reaffirms the authority of the human hand in an age of AI.
14 Feb, 18:12
Fiction: On the virtues of route 8
"Not music, but rhythm."
07 Feb, 16:53
To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers
Premiere night responses from industry veterans and first-time viewers.
31 Jan, 14:44
After 16 years, 1984 is back
The band released its first single since 2009.
24 Jan, 16:33
Dhoadhi – a coming-of-age film Dhivehi cinema rarely makes
A twenty-something crew made the film they wanted to see.
17 Jan, 15:36
Nadee's Stories Untold: making beautiful what is futile
It all ends in tears, she knows.
10 Jan, 17:17
The wounds that follow you home: Ganaa turns the lens on bullying in the Maldives
The new thriller series asks who the real monsters are.
20 Dec 2025, 14:39
"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov 2025, 16:51
Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction
Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.
11 Oct 2025, 13:42
A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society
Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.
27 Sep 2025, 13:57
