A campaign has been launched to ban NGO Maldivian Democracy Network.
MP Eva Abdulla, one of five female lawmakers in the Maldives' 85-member parliament, condemned the threat as well as the official response to it.
Islam is used in Maldivian political rhetoric to appeal to voters and also to malign liberal voices. Those supporting democracy or pluralism are branded as irreligious...
A former Islamic minister said it was against the Sunnah (teachings of the prophet) to have non-consensual sex with wives.
Dr. Muhammed Iyaz Abdul Latheef is a state-licensed scholar who runs an Islamic question and answer group on the messaging app Viber.
Of the 20 women interviewed, half had stopped wearing hijab and the other half wore it but wanted to stop. None of them wanted to be...
The Fatwa Majlis plans on travel to local islands to create awareness of their fatwas. They are currently working on a website and a magazine, and...
Shahindha Ismail has been under fire for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths, a response to President Abdulla Yameen asserting he would only permit Islam...
On Thursday, President Abdulla Yameen spoke about hate speech and the limits of freedom of expression. The remarks were widely seen as a reference to the...
Maldivian students are taught that Western-style democracy allows the alteration of Allah's revelations, encourages sinful behaviour and justifies Allah’s wrath.
