HRCM should comment on homosexuality: Islamic Ministry

State Minister of Islamic Affairs Mohamed Shaheed Ali Saeed has said that the ministry was very worried about the fact that the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) was not concerned about the issue of homosexuality as they were concerned about the issue of child concubines in Maldives. Speaking at a press conference yesterday State Minister Shaheem said that the issue of child concubine was only based on hearsay. He said that the Ministry has been unsuccessful in their attempts to find the truth of this matter and that this makes one doubt the authenticity of the this talk of child concubine. Shaheem further said that they had a lot of work by contacting Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), to find the truth about child concubine case and that so far they have no evidence to...

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Islamic Ministry criticizes HRCM

State Minister of Islamic Affairs Mohamed Shaheed Ali Saeed has said that the ministry was very worried about the fact that the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) was not concerned about the issue of homosexuality as they were concerned about the issue of child concubines in Maldives.  Speaking at a press conference yesterday State Minister Shaheem said that the issue of child concubine was only based on hearsay. He said that the Ministry has been unsuccessful in their attempts to find the truth of this matter and that this makes one doubt the authenticity of the this talk of child concubineShaheem further said that they...

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Islamic Affairs Ministry seeking legal action against Minivan News website

The Islamic Affairs Ministry has asked the Ministry of Tourism and Arts to take steps against Minivan News website for publishing a comment letter about legalizing homosexuality on its website. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, State Minister for the Islamic Ministry, said that they had sent the letter asking the Tourism Ministry to take steps against the website last Monday. He said that the Ministry condemned the letter on homosexuality that was published in the news website and that the letter should never have been published. The State Minister said that they had noticed that some foreigners were trying to undermine the country’s stability and that such people should not be allowed to work in Maldives. “Even foreigners have to respect our religion,” he said. “Otherwise they should not...

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Islamic foundation condemns Minivan News for publishing letter on homosexuality

Islamic Foundation of the Maldives has condemned Minivan News for publishing a letter- to – the – editor that supported gay rights in Maldives. The said letter was written by an anonymous person on the 26 September 2009. The foundation, in a press release issued yesterday, stated that homosexuality was against human nature and that it was forbidden in Islamic Shariah as well as a criminal offence under the Maldivian constitution. This foundation also called upon Maldives Police Service to investigate and find out the people involved in encouraging homosexuality. Responding to the press release issued by Islamic Foundation, Minivan News made a statement in the website saying that all letters to the editor were submitted by readers and were published by the website as long as they were not...

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Minivan News should republish the Letter on Gay Rights

by Invisible Pink Hollow Prophet   We call upon Minivan News, the only truly independent newspaper in Maldives, not to submit itself to Islamists' pressure, and to republish the Letter on Gay Rights. This is a sad day indeed for democracy and human rights in Maldives. We can't have these extremists ruining our freedoms. This idea that a religion, a philosophy, an idea, an ideology, etc, can be insulted (are those conscious living beings?) is a silly joke, an excuse taken up by religious bigots to exert power and unleash violence on ordinary people. This is a direct attack on basic civil rights. If anyone is offended by an idea, he should seek psychiatric help, from a professional counselor, desirably from overseas, since most Maldivian counselors wear hijab and we can't...

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Homosexualization of Muslims

by Minivan Ibrahim | October 19, 2009 | via Minivan Ibrahim CHSE students should feel lucky that Maldives police do not come and take them away everytime a boy and girl sit together on a bench in Sultan Park. But if the Talibanisation of Maldives continues, we can expect scenes from like this investigative photo essay on BBC website. Check it out! In a normal world, and I am talking about the West here because that is the only sphere of the world where people have basic freedoms like choice of religion and sexuality, only around 1 out of 10 people turn out to be bisexual and/or homosexual. But in most societies like Maldives and Iran,...

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