Welcome to my blog! I grew up in Male’, a tiny island of no more than 1 square mile which I call the BUBBLE. It is a bubble overloaded with cars, high rise buildings and around 100,000 people living in one of the most densely populated places on earth. This blog is a reflection of my experiences growing up in Male’ and my interpretations of the current challenges hindering the peaceful existence of the Maldives. Through this blog I want to address the problems of development in the Maldives and create scope for debate and discussion around issues that affect the everyday lives of people. My expressions are also influenced by my experiences abroad, people I’ve met, my travels and from my research interests. In short, it expresses how I see the world around me through a minute opening in life – a peephole.Tumblr (3.0; @endhimariyambu)http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/It’s the end of 2012 and what a year it has been. Almost one year ago I remember having a...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/39132501766http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/39132501766Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:22:39 +0000Maldives presidentMaldivian governmentpresident nasheedPresident WaheedmvprotestsmvcoupMDPMaldivian politicsFebruary 7th 2012The term ladheenee is by far the most irritating tagline used in Maldivian politics at the moment....http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/29117587245http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/29117587245Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:28:17 +0100Adhaalath PartymvcoupladheeneeMaldives politicsPresident WaheedNasheed administrationIslam in MaldivesThe Maldives is probably one of the most faithful supporters of Palestine, and our relationship with...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/21446369993http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/21446369993Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:22:00 +0100Arab-Israeli conflictMaldives politicsMaldives-IsraelMaldives-PalestineRacismAnti-semitismTwo months after the coup we are still at a deadlock and many of us are still coming to terms with...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/20711219480http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/20711219480Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:22:00 +0100mvcoupmvsolutionsmvprotestsPresident WaheedMohamed NasheedMaldivesmaldives politicsmvjudiciaryMPSWe are fooling ourselves if we think that democracy is the only game in the Maldives because, given...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/20179685876http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/20179685876Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:56:00 +0100President Waheedpresident nasheedDemocracyMaldivesmvprotestsmvcoupI am very fortunate to receive varied and often thought provoking comments on many of my blog posts....http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/19323083910http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/19323083910Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:54:54 +0000maldives politicsMDPmvprotestsstop police brutalityPresident NasheedEven as I write this there is a battle on the streets of Male’ between protesters and policemen –...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/18937460045http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/18937460045Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:39:58 +0000mvprotestsMDPMDP protestersMaldives politicsMaldives protestspoliceDemocracy has become a facade. The media is a production of our politicians. The members of the...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/18689377962http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/18689377962Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:06:00 +0000Maldives presidentpresident nasheedMaldives politicsPresident WaheedProtestsThe political unrest in the Maldives this week is likely to be imprinted on our memories for years...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17439468696http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17439468696Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000president nasheedAnniMDPCouppolitical instabilityMaldivian governmentElectionsWhilst many Maldivians celebrate the recent forced resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed, at this...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17275933124http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17275933124Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:21:46 +0000Maldives presidentPresident NasheedAnniPoliticsMaldivesWhen President Nasheed won the presidential election in 2008 one of my great expectations from him...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17065423204http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/17065423204Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:58:00 +0000MaldivesnepotismcronyismcorruptionPresident NasheedpoliticiansA British ethnographer, T. W. Hockley, visited Male’ in 1935 and expressed his views on Maldivian...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/16490722378http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/16490722378Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:12:00 +0000Maldivian womenHockleysexualityMaldivesThere is a growing obsession with Arab culture amongst some Maldivians. Nothing is more pretentious...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/16438921574http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/16438921574Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:33:56 +0000MaldivesMaldivian womenArabisationBurugacultureOne of the most appalling scenes I have witnessed in Male’ was when I saw a group of ten Bangladeshi...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15547769333http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15547769333Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:10:38 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx6yf8JueW1r90gvao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Community spirit in the Maldives. Beautiful.</p>http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15203041558http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15203041558Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:59:32 +000013th July 2011 – Foreign Minister of the Maldives, Ahmed Naseem meets Hillary Clinton in Washington...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15202901603http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/15202901603Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:57:03 +0000Maldivesreligionshariahdemocracypublic floggingI was once at a presentation where someone stated that ‘today, Maldivians are at a crossroads with...http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14987756639http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14987756639Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:06:00 +0000religionMaldivesIslam100% Muslim“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” - Ben Franklinhttp://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14943320508http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14943320508Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:05:55 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxrh88t7E1r90gvao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The bubble - Male’, Maldives</p>http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14939539260http://endhimariyambu.tumblr.com/post/14939539260Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:51:07 +0000