Nasheed calls for freedom to have fun
Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed recorded a message on SoundCloud that was similar to one issued last month, when he called on people to “make pain your passion.”
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Young people must be free to have fun and live safely, former president Mohamed Nasheed said Monday, as he urged political leaders not to fear a backlash from religious conservatives.
Nasheed recorded a message on SoundCloud that was similar to one issued last month, when he called on people to “make pain your passion.”
He said it had become hard for young people to live in the Maldives and used a fictitious example of a young person who worked, was respected by their family and wanted to “have fun, listen to some music and sometimes even go to the disco and dance.”
“It has become hard for young people to live,” he said. “Every time she goes out to the street more people harass her. More people are trying to alienate her from being a part of Maldivian society. More and more young people are starting to think it is hard to live in the country.”
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