
Impromptu Captures of the Ninth (Nuvana)
Poem of the Butterflies - by Rumi The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle's flame. The first one went closer and said:I know about love. The second one touched the flame lightly with his wings and...

ލަމްބާޑާ
އެއްމެ ބޮޑަށް ޔަގީންކަން އޮންނަނީ އަމިއްލަ ނަފްސު ވާކަމާ ދޭތެރޭގަ، އެހެއްނު؟ އަހަރެން ވާކަމާ ދޭތެރޭ މަށެއް ޝައްކެއް ނުކުރަން. ކުރިޔަސް، ޝައްކު ކުރަންވެސް ކޮންމެވެސް ފަރާތެއް ބޭނުންވޭ ދޯ؟ ޝައްކު ކުރާ...

For Hawwa and Aimina #ksbmi #jinseeingilaab #fuckadhaalath
TEH INGILAAB OF JINS IS NON-CENTRAL. NOEBODY HAS TEH OWNERSHIP AND THUS IT IS ANONYMOUS AND NOT SOE ANONYMOUS AT THE SAME TIME NOE, JINSEE INGILAAB HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ENDHERIMA. “HAWWA" HERE IS NOT ENDHERIMA HAWWA. TEH STRUGGLE TO SET TEH INDIVIDUAL...

Nurahkaa
Nurahkaa - A short film inspired by Haisham’s “Odihanu” Album Video produced by Dinba Music, Madhoship, Mooinc., Poster by Falho

Forms of Anger
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...

Finding catharsis in disintegration
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...

Eye to eye
The traffic light was red in the middle of busy Majeedheemagu when my focus locked onto the young man next to me. In his early twenties with long hair, black t-shirt and torn blue jeans he was silent. He had a cast on his...

Civil Society Sleeping?
We have in the past seen outbursts of civil society actions in the Maldives. Such moments create hope for better politics. As the country undergoes its crises of democratisation, we have so far mostly seen a deeply polarised society. The two broad sides are...

އިންސާނިއްޔަތުކަމުގެ ދަޅަދައްކާ ފުލުހުންގެ ދައުލަތް
ދާދި ފަހުން އަހްމަދު ހަމްދޫން ހަވީރުގައި ލިޔެފައި އޮތް ނޫސް ރިޕޯރޓެއްގައި ކުރީގެ ސަރުކާރުތަކާއި މިހާރުގެ ސަރުކާރުގެ ދަށުގައި ފުލުހުންގެ އަމަލްތައް ހުރި ގޮތް އަޅާކިޔާ، ކުރިއަށްވުރެ މިހާރު ފުލުހުން މައިތިރިކަމާ، އަހަރެމެންގެ...

Police State with a Human Face
We will not have “Rule of Law” unless our institutions, that have the responsibility to scrutinize police, functions well and act independently. However, those institutions have been hijacked and broken, which enables this regime to retain this extra-legal police force.