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In 2008 after the ratification of the new constitution, multi-party democracy was instated in the Maldives. The Maldivian religious party named the Adhaalath Party was founded by the religious scholars and religious activists. Under the new freedom of speech and relaxed laws radicalism and different forms of religious factions rose in Maldives.
In November 2011, the blog of journalist Ismail Khilath Rasheed was shut down by Communications Authority of the Maldives (CAM) on the order of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, on the grounds that the site contained "anti-Islamic material". [3] Rasheed, a self-professed Sufi Muslim, had argued for greater religious tolerance. [4]
During a question-and-answer session at one of Indian Muslim orator Zakir Naik's lectures on 29 May 2010 on the Maldives, a 37-year-old Maldivian citizen named Mohamed Nazim stood up and announced that he was struggling to believe in any religion and did not consider himself to be a Muslim, Nazim further asked what his verdict would be under Islam and in the Maldives.
Islam is the state religion of the Maldives. [2] The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution requires that citizenship status be based on adherence to the state religion, which legally makes the country's citizens hundred percent Muslim. [3]
Although the Maldives is quite a liberal country, the nation are among the countries with the least tolerance towards Christians. Citizens of the Maldives who attempt to convert to Christianity automatically lose their citizenship; public practice of the Christian religion is prohibited. Foreign workers are allowed to practice their religion ...
Individual societal abuses and discrimination based on religious beliefs or practices have been reported. According to many officials and interlocutors, most citizens regarded Islam as one of their society's most distinctive characteristics and believed that having it established as the state religion promotes harmony and national identity. [ 2 ]
The decision comes after new Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu demanded that the Indian military personnel be withdrawn by March 15. At least 75 Indian military personnel are believed to be in ...
Human rights in the Maldives, an archipelagic nation of 417,000 people off the coast of the Indian Subcontinent, [1] is a contentious issue. In its 2011 Freedom in the World report, Freedom House declared the Maldives "Partly Free", claiming a reform process which had made headway in 2009 and 2010 had stalled. [2]