How Islamism Ruined the Maldives

Drinking game idea: take a shot every time I say “really“. 0:00 Introduction 0:43 How Islam arrived in the Maldives 1:35 The Maldives becomes a constitutional monarchy 1:59 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s autocratic rule 3:40 2003 state of emergency declared 4:05 Extremists take over Himandhoo Island 4:23 First terror attack in Male 4:44 Gayoom is ousted and Mohamed Nasheed becomes president 5:07 Abdulla Yameen’s rule 5:36 Islamists target Mohamed Nasheed 5:47 The Maldives in 2024 7:14 The targeting of religious and political dissenters Music: “Ocean Vibes“ by Waesto Watch: Download: References Peer reviewed papers: - Amir, Hassan. 2011. Islamism and Radicalism in the Maldives. - Zahir, Azim. 2022. Islam and democracy in the Maldives : interrogating reformist Islam’s role in politics. Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics. Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge. the Right Islam for the Maldives- Political Transformation and State-Responses to Growing Religious Grey literature: - - - Legal documents: - Articles and websites: - - - - - - #:~:text=Two men in the Maldives,Sunday by the Criminal Court. - - - -