Immigration officers sacked for refusing to trim beards

Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles. Notices were handed on Thursday to officers who refused to comply with the uniform code before a deadline lapsed last week.

Islam, traitors, economy: Yameen’s independence day address

The president’s address featured recurring themes: an alleged conspiracy by unnamed foreign powers to undermine the country’s Islamic identity, independence and sovereignty; the threat posed by “traitors” to peace and stability; and the importance of economic independence.

An eye for an eye, or save the lives of mankind?

As the state prepares for its first execution in more than half a century, Shahindha Ismail ruminates on the value of forgiveness and mercy in Islam.

Ex-Islamic minister defends death penalty regulations

Dr Shaheem, the vice chancellor of the Maldives Islamic University, argued that the concerns raised by Professor Tariq Ramadan in a letter to the president last week are addressed in the regulations approved by the cabinet in April 2014 for implementing the death penalty.

New penal code will ‘bury’ Islamic sharia

Supreme Court enacts new regulations on flogging

Cabinet advises president to establish regulations for death penalty

Pro-Sharia march held in Male’