recorded in bedroom 1995 with zia under house arrest /on tascam portable 4 track tape machine bounced to the limit. zia/allo/dhonmu/ishan

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'unveiling visions', the exhibition currently being held at the national art gallery is a triumph of the will. it is truly remarkable, firstly, that people have come together to hold an event of such scale in this troubled year. it adds value to the...

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“Annihilation” a beautiful word, with a meaning totally opposite to its pure oral aesthetic. There are other beautiful words, I am sure. Taste is subjective, obviously, but I am sure no one will disagree with the word Annihilation, taken purely as spoken, is beautiful....

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Mr. Maizan Hassan Maniku is the Director of the Marine Research Unit, a department of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture. Trained as a Marine biologist he is acknowledged as an expert on the local environment. In this he is involved in research into...

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building new connections + conversations / diversity + exchange

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experimental social project / cultural artifact / art book / souvenir

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How the Maldives monarchy treasured the remembrance of a fallen king for more than four hundred years.

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I awaken to find myself in a dreamy sleep. My teeth fly from my head as metal does to a magnet. I am floating in everything and nothing. I am floating in the Void. Terrors and fears meld with memory to create a grotesque...

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Naaru would like to invite you to contribute for the October 2014 issue of the publication. Please see below for more details: About Naaru: Naaru is a bilingual platform for individuals interested in exploring the dynamic relationships formed by the interplay of social, political,...

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Link: reaction to gazetted regulation on thought control

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The coup on 7 February 2012 disrupted the lives and functioning of the Maldivian people when the remnants of a 30-year dictatorship brutally re-gained control of the government. They have been systematically abusing citizen rights and terrorising the nation since. AĠ̮̜̳̬̗̺̼̆̋̓ͬ̄̐̚͜L͖̝̫̻̹̈͊͐͟͠I̗̮͓̱̥̘̳̘͎̓͂̋͑̆T̡̗̗͔̱͚͙̘̒̈͒͆̋͡Ç̖̥̘̟̥ͩ̅̽̓͊ͦͯ̿́H̢͙̝̙̫͛­­̽́͛͑̉̀͜͟occursontheoccasionwherethereisanabsenceof(expected)functional- ity,whetherunderstoodinatechnicalorsocialsense. #mvprotest is...

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The coup on 7 February 2012 disrupted the lives and functioning of the Maldivian people when the remnants of a 30-year dictatorship brutally re-gained control of the government. They have been systematically abusing citizen rights and terrorising the nation since. AĠ̮̜̳̬̗̺̼̆̋̓ͬ̄̐̚͜L͖̝̫̻̹̈͊͐͟͠I̗̮͓̱̥̘̳̘͎̓͂̋͑̆T̡̗̗͔̱͚͙̘̒̈͒͆̋͡Ç̖̥̘̟̥ͩ̅̽̓͊ͦͯ̿́H̢͙̝̙̫͛̽́͛͑̉̀͜͟occursontheoccasionwherethereisanabsenceof(expected)functional- ity,whetherunderstoodinatechnicalorsocialsense. #mvprotest is...

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