Syrian fighters, Majlis speakers, and soccer – The Weekly Review
31 May 2014, 8:04 PM
Daniel Bosley
May 24th – 30th
The Syrian civil war hit the headlines here as the Bilad Al Sham Media media group reported that two Maldivian nationals had died in Syria while fighting pro-government forces.
Local media identified the individuals as Hassan Shifaz from Galolhu in the capital Malé, and Ali Adam from Shaviyani atoll – the latter reportedly dying in a suicide attack.
The government’s response to the reports has been muted and subsequently criticised – though the Islamic minister opined that Maldivians should not be fighting foreign wars in the name of Islam.
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