The Foreign Songs They Used to Play on TVM

Dhivehi Media Industry, Maldives, Music, Maldivian Culture, Contemporary MaldivesHani Amir17 February 2020Comment

The Laadheenee Digest #2

Laadheenee Rights, Maldives, Maldivian Culture, Contemporary Maldives, The LaadheeneeHani Amir30 June 2019Comment

My archive of concert photos from Male' City from 2007 to 2009

Downloads, Dhivehi Media Industry, Maldivian Culture, Photography, Free CultureHani Amir3 March 2019Comment

The Laadheenee Among Us

Chapter 03 of my work in progress book "Sinking Streets".

Chapter 01 - The Male’ City Swimming Track

Chapter 02 - Doorways to the Sea

Photo Essays, Self Reflection, Maldivian Culture, Maldivian Politics, Laadheenee RightsHani Amir13 January 2019sinking streetsComment

Three Classic Maldivian Music Videos That Totally Don't Normalise Street Harassment

Street harassment is a huge issue in the Maldives. Many women share stories about how they get harassed almost every single day while just walking to work. This has led to many social movements, such as #Nufoshey (don't harass).

The Maldivian entertainment industry has historically led the charge against harassment, responding to this atmosphere of fear by creating some groundbreaking music videos that both shocked and enlightened, dramatically reducing the incidence of street harassment in their wake. Here are three shining examples.

Contemporary Maldives, Maldivian Culture, Writing, Dhivehi Art, Dhivehi Media Industry, MaldivesHani Amir2 July 2018Comment

Maldives twitter last week #1

Here are some interesting things Maldivians talked about on twitter last week.

Contemporary Maldives, Maldivian Culture, Maldives, Maldivian Social MediaHani Amir12 March 2018twitterComment

Ahannakee dhivésséh (I am an Islander)

Non-fiction, Self Reflection, Laadheenee Rights, Maldives, Maldivian CultureHani Amir4 June 2017writing, maldives, poetry, dhivehiComment

A POLICY OF DESTRUCTION - From 'The Maldive Islanders' by Xavier Romero-Frias

This is the final chapter of Xavier Romero-Frias' "The Maldive Islanders". With the direction the Maldives appears to be heading in, it is perhaps even more relevant now than when it was first written. If you wanted to know why so little is done to preserve Maldivian culture and heritage, this is why.

Athireege' Thaana 0.1

Downloads, Maldives, Dhivehi Art, Maldivian CultureHani Amir14 September 2015thaana, fonts, downloads, dhivehiComment

One Year On - Celebrate Moyameeha's life by reading some of his earliest works #FindMoyameehaa

A year has passed and Ahmed Rilwan AKA @moyameeha is still missing. Much has happened since in the Maldivian political spectrum, but absolutely no real progress seems to have been made on his whereabouts or the people behind his abduction. The Maldivian Police remains silent, and the government even more so.