Gayoom’s daughter in Twitter campaign to save Malé’s heritage
Since her first tweet on August 15, Yumna, niece to President Yameen, has criticised her uncle’s plans to relocate an 18th century coral stone mosque to a southern atoll and alleged that a 17th century minaret may be relocated for road expansion.
23 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Yumna Maumoon, daughter of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has launched a one-woman Twitter campaign to save Male’s ancient heritage.
Since her first tweet on August 15, Yumna, niece to current President Abdulla Yameen, has criticised her uncle’s plans to relocate an 18th century coral stone mosque to a southern atoll.
On Monday, the former deputy education minister alleged Monday that the government plans to move a 17th century minaret, a landmark in Malé, to a different location in the city to widen the street.
Her tweets have gone viral.
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