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Hassan Moosa

Hassan Moosa is a senior journalist at the Maldives Independent, covering environment and society. He began his journalism career with the paper in 2015 and has over six years of experience in the field. Hassan has also worked at Channel News Maldives (CNM) and as a multimedia journalist at MV+. His reporting brings together perspectives on island communities, conservation, and social justice, with a focus on amplifying the voices of underrepresented and marginalised groups. You can reach him at petu@maldivesindependent.com.

116 articles

"That's a complete lie": scrapped reclamation near marine sanctuary sparks protests in Dhonfanu

Council denies residents asked president to cancel project.

09 Sep, 3:54 PM

"Throw it out": journalists deliver unified rejection of media regulation bill

Representatives from 22 outlets unanimously opposed "media control bill."

03 Sep, 10:30 PM

Come November, Maldivian waters will no longer be a shark sanctuary

Slow-growing gulper sharks face renewed hunting for squalene oil.

02 Sep, 5:24 PM

Fast-tracked environmental approval puts ancient Maldives corals at risk

Planned resort in Goidhoo lagoon threatens 500-year-old coral ecosystem.

27 Aug, 7:10 PM

"I did nothing": young Maldivians channel Gaza guilt into pro-Palestine activism

Pizza Hut closed. KFC shuttered. Coke under pressure.

26 Aug, 5:05 PM

"Take your project and leave": Kudafari's rare victory over central planning

But communities almost never defeat Malé's blueprints.

19 Aug, 5:21 PM

Maldives drops pretence of independent environment watchdog

New rules streamline environmental approvals for priority projects.

14 Aug, 7:16 PM

Better ballots or better candidates? Maldives grapples with crisis of choice

Nearly 8,000 voters deliberately spoiled their ballots.

12 Aug, 9:02 PM

Council finance crackdown: necessary oversight or naked power grab?

Election-year hiring, leasing and projects will require government approval.

07 Aug, 5:28 PM

"I couldn't lift my own child": three stories of endometriosis in the Maldives

From teenage symptoms to decades-long diagnostic journeys.

31 Jul, 4:36 PM

Maldives bucks global trend as seagrass meadows triple in size

Resorts now protect meadows once seen as eyesores.

21 Jul, 4:33 PM

Where tourism ends and community begins: the little big island of Kudafari

Fathers once returned nightly. Now they disappear for months.

17 Jul, 6:42 PM

Planning life around pain: the silent suffering of Maldivian women battling endometriosis

Symptoms are dismissed and diagnosis takes years.

16 Jul, 4:00 PM

“Complete waste of time”: mandatory A-Levels push faces rural reality check

Only 59 out of 212 schools offer A-Levels.

03 Jul, 4:43 PM

Episode 2: Press freedom in the Maldives

Alifu Haa offers deeper context, extra clips, and behind-the-scenes insights from our features.

21 Jun, 7:55 AM

From "democracy hero" to "dead horse": Nasheed's comeback bid divides young voters

We asked a dozen young people for their reaction.

12 Jun, 4:49 PM

Gulhifalhu plan creates "urban disaster" with population density exceeding Malé

The proposed solution risks repeating Malé's overcrowding mistakes.

10 Jun, 5:27 PM

Mashi Maali parade skewers government failures and u-turns with street satire

The annual Eid event took aim at everything from medicine shortages to fake princes.

07 Jun, 10:33 PM

The coral whisperer: Hassan Ahmed's mission to train a new generation of reef builders

A conversation with the certified reef restoration trainer.

03 Jun, 3:28 PM

Murdered Bangladeshi's family awaits promised blood money for three years

Badshah Mia was brutally killed in his sleep in June 2015.

01 Jun, 6:48 PM

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