075- 07 February 2012, Angaara, Dhivehiraajeyge Thaareekhun Safuhaaeh-Alhuganduge Galamun.

Note: Alhugandakee thajuribaa kaarehves nooneve, adhi mi dhaairaain kiyavaaigen huri meeheh ves nooneve. Mi article gai vaanee vamundhaa kanthah thah balaa meeheh haisiyathun alhuganduge khiyaaleve.

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Alhugandah miyadhu fennnamun dhaa manzarakee foni-hithi manzarekey alhugandah bunevidhaane eve.  Alhuganduge gaigaaves hingamun dhanee Dhivehi ley kamun alhuganduves  mi gaumaa dheythereygaa kanboduvaakan alhugandu mi blog zariyyaain hissa kollan beynun ve eve. Corruption in furifai vi gaumehge vaahaka aai, faisaage dhahivethi kamugai kanu vefaifi verin thakehge vaahaka dhakkaa varah vure alhugandu lha kamugai ves alhugandu gabool kurameve. Namaves, Dhivehi dhari akah veethee, adhi Dhivehi rayyithakah veethee alhuganduge khiyaaluves alhugandu hissaa kollan beynun vaakan eii alhugandu kusheh kamugai nudhekemeve. 

Aharuthakeh kurin, Male’ ge maguthakugai meehaku ethakeh dhuvas thakeh vandhen minivankamey mikiyaa echcheh hoadhumah adu ufuli vaahaka alhuganduves eheemeve. Meenaa huttumeh nethi govamun dhiyaee meenaage khiyaalu faalhu kurumuge haggu meena ah liben jeheyne kamashaai, khudhu mukhuthaaru veriehge kibain Dhivehi raaje salaamai kurumah dhivehin nukuthumasheve. Rayyithun nahama gothugai bandhu koh, jalugai aniya kurumaai, aailee verikameh kuramun dhiya mi khudhu mukhthar veriyage kibain meena Dhivehi rayyithun salaamai kurumah kuri muzahara ekoala eve. Meena mi aniyaaveri veriyaage verikan vattaala, Dhivehi rayyithunge haggu, rayyithunah hoadhaadhinumah kuri hanguraama ekoala eve.

Muzaharage zareeaa in meena ah e veriyage verikan vattaanulevumu kamugai vee namaves, 2008 ge November 11 vee dhuhuku meenaage huvafen hageegathakah badhal vegen dhiya than alhuganduves dhusheemeve. Rayyithunnah meena ungannaidhemun dhiya filaavalhuthah rangalhah rayyithunah dhasve eyge natheeja rangalhah fenigen dhiya eve. Rayyithungeves hagguthakeh vaa kamashaai, dhiriulhumuge fenvaru mathi kurevidhane kamashai, e ah vure faagathi maadhamaa eh fennan vane kamashaai adhi Dhivehi raajeyge 30 aharuge verikamah badhaleh gennan vejjekan rayyithunnah meenaa ihusaas kohdhineve. Namaves riyaasee inthihaabugai furuthama burun meena ah maa gina vote thakeh nulibuneh kamaku, komme Dhivehi rayyithehge hithugaives badhaleh dhekumah oi umeedhehge bodu kamunnai, eyruge raees ge opposition gai thibi hurihaa party aka eku vee ethah vaudhakah fahu ebaimeehunnaai baiathu hifumun, e ihthihaadhuge barosa gai rayyithun meena verikamah genai than alhugandu ves dhusheemeve.

Verikamah eri iru, meenage vaudhuthah ginave bandun dhaa varugai viyeve. Namaves fennamun dhiyaee nuhanu hiyy gaimu huvafen thakeve. Furihama democracy eh gaaimu kohdheyne kamashaai, ai foara fashun boa hiyaavahikan libeyne goi fahi kohdheyne kamashaai, Beys sitee ah salaan jahan nujeheyne kamashaai, dhathuru fathuru ge nizaamun Dhivehi raaje gulhuvai dheyne kamashaai, IMEH NEI gothugai khiyaalu faalhu kurumuge minivankan onnaane kamashaai, IMEH NEI gothugai media ah minivankan onnane kamashaai, aailee verikamakah jaagaeh noanaane kamashaai, baaruge beynun kohgen verikan nukurane kamashaai adhi minoonves ethah haas foni huvafen thakeh meenaa rayyithunge  loa kuri matheegai meenage foni bas thakun athuraali eve.

Namaves eyna ge dhauruge medhaka hama ah dhiya iru mi fennan feshee kon fadha manzaru thakeh thaa eve. Zamaanusure mi gaumugai oi maai vi dheen nethi kollumah meena kuramun dhiya masakkai thah madu madun fenmathi vamun dhiya eve. Gina faharu thakehge mathin raa vikkumuge hudhdha dheyn masakai kurumaai, bayaku meehun mi kan kamaa adu ufulumun dheenah furassaara vaa gothah podium thakugai vaahakathah dhekki adu alhuganduge dhe kanfathunves eheemeve. Sarukaaruge than than privatization ge namugai ethakeh aharakah sarukaarah faidhaa nuvaane hen meehunah dhee, aailaage meehunaai gaai thimaage meehunah sarukaaruge is vazeefaathah dhemun dhiya manzaru alhuganduge dhelolun ves dhusheemeve. Gaanoon asaasee in beyrun amuru hingumaai, insaanee hagguthaka khilaafah meehaku gengos bandhu kurumaai, bodethi aguthah dhee rayyithunge majileehuge memberun baazaarugai vaa thakethi fadhain gane vikki sarukaaru mee meenaa buni corruption free sarukaaru baa eve.  Beys sitee ah salaan jahan nujeheyne kamugai buni iru, khudh alhugandu hiley beys faruvaage marukazah dhiyumun alhugandaa dheytherey gaives kanthah kuree rangalhakun noon kan alhugandu handhaan hunnane eve. Ethan mithanugai flat thah alhamun dhiya iru, flat thah dhinumugai nahama goithah beynun kuramun dhiya than fennamun dhiya eve.

Mihira kahala kankamaa hedhi meenaa aa dhekolhah ethah baivaru Dhivehi rayyithunneh adu ufulumah nukuthumun fuluhunnah gaanoon asaaseege beyrun rayyithunnah ihaanethikoh kanthah kurumah amuru hingi mi veriyaa alhugandumenah vaudhuvee khiyaalu faalhu kurumuge minivankan edhuhu alhugandumenge athugai oih baa eve. Alhugandu menah khudhu meenaa dhin haggu ge beynun kuramun dhiya iru meenaage amurah fuluhun naai sifain rayyithunnah kanthah kuramundhiya aniyaaveri goithah hama gaimuves alhuganduge hithakun nufilaane eve. Khudhu meenaa maguthakah nukume hoadheyn buni democracy kobaitho? Fuluhun beynun kohgen rayyithunge basthah obbaalan masakai kuri iru, baaruge beynun kohgen verikamugai nuhunnaane kamuge vaudhu meenaa handhaan natthaalaafai nuveyheyyeve.

Ehen namaves, fuluhunnai sifain adhi Dhivehi rayyithunge minneh massakkathun miyadhu e huvafen dhakkamun, rayyithunge loa thakugai andhun alhamun ai veriyaage veri kamah nimumeh aisfi eve.  Adhi mikama alhugandu ufaa faalhu kuraakan alhugandu mi liyumun angan ves beynun veyeve. Alhugandumenah foni ummeedhu thakaa huvafen thakehge baarugai naajaais faidhaa thakeh nagamun ai e veriyaage isthiufaa vegen alhuganduge dhuvahu highlight kamugai kan kashavareve. 

Namaves, alhuganduge hithah annanee emme suvaalekeve. Dhenves verikan kuran alhugandumenah heyo edheyne veriaku annane baa eve. Mi gaumugai  faisaage dhahivethi kamaai, baaruge dhahivethikamah amilla nafsu vikkaalaafai nuvaa meeheh alhuganduge lolakah nufeneve. Is veringe magaamugai mulhinves koalhemun dhaa than alhugandah fennanee hahthahaaves dhefuh dhegoih, ithubaaru nuhifey meehun thakeve. Mihen kamun mi ufalugaives alhuganduge hithugai kommeves varehge hithaama thakeh ves vaakan mi liyumugai hissaa kollan beynun ve eve.

Alhuganduge mi liyun nimmaalamun alhugandu bunaa hiyy othee, mifadha haalathehgai mi gaumu vaa iru alhugandu men ge thereah RAYYITHUNNAH hithuge adin heyo edhey veriehge alhugandumenge thereygai faharugaives vedhaane baa eve.. Alhugandu hithuge adin edhenee, mi Dhivehi raaje ah mi fadha veriaku aumeve. 

Alhuganduge dua akee fithuna fasaadha aai, corruption ge vabaain mi gaumu salaamai kohdhevvumaai alhugandumenge dheen himaayai koh, annan oi jeelu thakaa hama ahves mi gaumuge aman amaan kanmathee dhemigen dhaane dhuvaheh Allah alhugandumenah dhakkevumeve. Ameen.

007- Maldivian Society Through My Inexperienced Eyes.

To start off this post, I would like you to keep in mind that I am not very much familiar with many many things about this society and how it works. Some of it pretty much basic, I guess. So forgive me for any error in this piece of writing.

There is so much wrong with this society and to name a few, corruption and gang violence would be at the top of the list.

For the past three days I have been going to the nearby shop to buy my usual Dutch Lady chocolate milk packet. And I was astonished to find out that the price had gone up by 1 rufiyya for each day. I hear my Mamma complain that the price of the groceries has gone up as well. And these prices hasn't gone up just by one or two rufiyyas. It has gone up about a minimum of 10-20 rufiyya in the past few months. And this is speaking of almost all the basic products that we use on a daily basis.

Recently there were strikes regarding this very problem. People came together to voice their concerns regarding the change in the dollar exchange rate and the prices of the commodities that we consume daily. These strikes were SUPPOSEDLY lead by the 'youth' of our society. What was sickeningly hilarious was that all *I* saw was parliament members and political party members losing what little shame and dignity they had left on national television. The clips of their atrocious behavior had reached the international media as well.

The whole point of these strikes were to voice the concerns related to the difficulties us, commoners faced because of these changes in prices. But I was shaken with disapproval and distaste to witness these so called leaders of our society shouting their throats sore to bring down the current president. They were way off the point and these strikes made no change in the standard of our living. Unfortunately, all it did was cause terror in the hearts of the people and made us lose a few nights good sleep that we could have had. What I don't understand is, if all they wanted was to bring down the current government, then why do it in a false pretense of the welfare of the public? Why not just sit outside the president's palace and shout your rear end off?

Night before last night, I was watching the news with my family. I heard on the news that an enormous sum of money was being set aside by the ruling party to buy parliament members of the opposition party. An estimated sum of 29 million was being set aside for this disgraceful, immoral purpose while the people of this nation struggled every single day to try and feed their families. While these people are trying desperately to make ends meet and barely getting there. Where is the humanity? Where is the public welfare that these people talked about while they filled our ears with false promises?

And these people, so many of them who changed their parties and all of what they were said to have believed, for the sole purpose of money and power, I wonder if they even had a single ounce of guilt in their hearts. These people who stood up at podiums and screamed their voices hoarse with accusations that this government was corrupted and this government was this and that, do they even have a single ounce regret while they go and join forces with this said corrupted government? Just selling their soul for money and power without a thought. I guess when you accumulate enough money and power, all your morals and shame just vanishes into thin air.

It also breaks my heart to see the youth of this society just wasting away with no sense of purpose or responsibility. A huge percent of our youth under the influence of addiction and what's left of them in the darkness of depression. And what breaks my heart even more is that these problems are just ignored and pretended to not exist while the people of this society are busy fighting over which political party should rule the country. These individuals, each with the ability to improve, to get better, to stand up, if only someone just bothered enough to give them a push, they are just tossed aside like filth. So many of the youth being abused while growing up, just ignored and unnoticed. So many of the young girls being raped and assaulted, just unseen.

Recovering drug addicts, falling off their wagons. Why? Coz when they tried to change, nobody acknowledged it. Nobody gave them a chance. Trying to find a job, a purpose in life, and constantly being dragged down by this society. So eventually they turn to drugs again. And that leading to gang violence. That leading to mistake after mistake after mistake. All because they made one mistake, they tried to change, but the judgmental hypocrites of this society just enjoyed putting them down. These teenagers, the youth, the future of this very country,  they are just falling and falling with nobody below to catch them.

Another issue that bothers me is that, in name, we are a 100% muslim country. And yet, there's nothing about this country that could prove this fact. Adultery, it's strictly prohibited in Islam. And yet, this is something that's as common as drinking water after a meal. Child abuse, domestic violence and homosexuality, ALL prohibited in Islam. And yet, here, in this country it's an everyday ordeal. Not a day goes by without hearing of someone who got raped, or a kid being abused, or a baby being thrown somewhere, or that someone assaulted someone with a sharp object. It is true that in the past few years, people have become more aware and in touch with our religion. But as some people come on to the right path and try to amend their ways, others are going overboard into the path that will lead to nothing but a house of fire on the last day.

I love my country, this is my home. And wherever I go, I am pretty sure I will carry a piece of my home with me. And eventually I WILL come back to this place in the end. But I have begun to hate what my home has become...