Three men lost their lives on Monday protecting their community.
Amin Abdullah, the security guard and father of 8, stood in front of the gunmen so 140 children could hide.
Mansour Kaziha, a pillar of the mosque for nearly 40 years, called 911.
Nader Awad ran toward the danger to draw the shooters away.
They were fathers, husbands, pillars of their mosque. They chose others over themselves.
Our hearts are with their families and the entire Muslim community of San Diego.
Islamophobia kills. This is not a debate. It’s reality.
🤍 Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn
🚨 This tragedy in the Maldives teaches us just one thing
These tropical paradises are beautiful only when everything goes well, when you are under a palm tree drinking your cocktail 🍹
Otherwise, whenever something goes wrong, it always turns into a completely insane circus of bureaucracy, poor management, administrative difficulties, and rescue complications
In fact, this time as well, they first sent one of their officers to his death, a poor man who lost his life because he was effectively sent in unprepared
And now Finnish members of a non-profit organization have had to intervene to locate and, soon, recover these bodies and therefore shed light on what happened
So basically, when you travel to tropical places, you always have to cross your fingers, be careful, and hope everything goes well, because if something goes wrong, things are often truly poorly handled
@JenniferAishath@aisthu@AzkaAdil@aaaaaidh He is an experienced professional diver.
I have seen his tweets earlier tooo advising divers NOT to take risks, be prepared +++
To stop feeding sharks as feeding alters natural
Predator behaviour+++
He have been sharing his opinion on dive related issues for a long time
Just did an interview with @BBCWorld , the interviewer said that the Maldives govt spoks @mundhu_maldives told them that CG Divers are using specialised equipment given by Italian govt for the search....which is a blatant lie.
Yeah yeah yeah, divorce rate is high in the Maldives. But that also means fewer people are staying in bad marriages and in my books, that's a positive.
The Adeeb case tells you all you need to know about Maldivian politicians.
Waheed made him a minister
YAG enabled his corruption
Anni got MPs to approve him
Ibu pardoned him and let him flee
Muiz refuses to pursue him
You're delusional if you believe any of them are sincere.
no you’re not middle class
you’re working class with a little savings that’s just one medical emergency away from poverty
hating the poor won’t make you rich
@hssn_ismail Better than to say yes sir to one person definitely. However, is it any different now? It just creates animosity amongst the party. I mean one candidate actively tried to break the party and we all are rallying behind him as if it didn't happen.
The narrative of Mohamed Nasheed as an unstoppable force in Maldivian politics has hit a wall of statistical reality.
For a man who built his legacy on being the "voice of the people," the results of the 2023 and 2024 elections were a definitive rejection. His breakaway party, The Democrats, wasn't just a political startup; it was a personal vanity project that failed to secure a popular mandate, proving that while Nasheed can split a vote, he can no longer win one.
Nasheed’s return to the MDP in June 2025 is not the triumphant homecoming he portrays. It is a tactical retreat born of survival. After vowing to "destroy the MDP," he realized that without the party's machinery, his influence is limited to social media rhetoric. The numbers from the 2023 Presidential Election (where his candidate polled a meager 7%) and the 2024 Parliamentary Elections (where stalwarts like Eva Abdulla and Imthiyaz Fahmy were resoundingly defeated) confirmed that the public saw through the betrayal of Nasheed and his cronies for what it was; a man whose ego that couldn’t handle Solih securing a second term.
The most baffling development is the alliance between Nasheed and Fayyaz Ismail. As the "math guy" of the 2023 campaign, Fayyaz provided public assurances of a victory that never came. The rumors that the 2023 loss was "deliberate", a strategic play to ensure the public would be hungry for a fresh MDP term in 2028 where Fayyaz's own ambitions lie, continue to haunt our memories.
By backing Nasheed’s bid for MDP Chairperson, Fayyaz is essentially placing a high-stakes bet. He is using Nasheed’s residual popularity to stabilize the party while simultaneously pushing for a Governance Overhaul that would separate the roles of Head of State and Head of Government. This isn't reform; it’s a blueprint for a future where Fayyaz holds the power and Nasheed holds the title. However, it remains to be seen, at which juncture, Nasheed will betray Fayyaz and “select” his own “yes” man for the position.
Nasheed’s desperation was most visible during the Male City Council contests. Despite his efforts to pit Ali Azim against sitting mayor from MDP, Adam Azim, members of MDP said no to Ali Azim. Adam Azim’s subsequent victory in the LCE as Mayor once again served as a proxy vote for Nasheed’s calculus in identifying his next move.
Nasheed knows he cannot win under the current presidential system. His push for a parliamentary model is a confession of his own electoral weakness, an attempt to change the rules of the game because he can no longer win the match. By calling his followers back to the "nest," he isn't seeking unity; he is seeking shelter.
The MDP must decide if it wants to be a party of governance or a sanctuary for an ego that has already cost them the presidency once.