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264onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><font color="#FFFfFF" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Letters 
265      to the Editor</strong></font></td>
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269onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_maloney.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Clarence 
270      Maloney writes</font></a></td>
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273    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
274onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'">&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> </td>
275  </tr>
276  <tr> 
277    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
278onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><font color="#FFFfFF" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Opinions</strong></font></td>
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281    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
282onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../ahmed_mujuthaba_speech.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ahmed 
283      Mujuthaba speaks</font></a></td>
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285  <tr> 
286    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
287onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../opinion_10000_miles_from_male.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In 
288      a new Orbit</font></a> <span class="body_paraMaroon"></span></td>
289  </tr>
290  <tr> 
291    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
292onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../opinion_maldives_motherland_for_sale.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Motherland 
293      for sale?</font></a></td>
294  </tr>
295  <tr> 
296    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
297onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_muslim_by_law.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Muslim 
298      by law</font></a></td>
299  </tr>
300  <tr> 
301    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
302onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'">
302<a href="../muslims_converting.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Muslim 
303      exodus </font></a> </td>
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305  <tr> 
306    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
307onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../opinion_maldives_universal_declaration_of_human_rights_banned.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why 
308      was UDHR banned?</font></a></td>
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310  <tr> 
311    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
312onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../opinion_maldives_practical_steps_against_terrorism.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seven 
313      danger signs</font></a></td>
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315  <tr> 
316    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
317onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'">&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Editorials</strong></font></td>
318  </tr>
319  <tr> 
320    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
321onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../editorial_maldives_colonialism_is_alive_and_well.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Colonialism 
322      is alive and well</font></a></td>
323  </tr>
324  <tr> 
325    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
326onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../editorial_maldives_violation_of_convention_on_discrimination_against_women.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Discrimination 
327      against women</font></a></td>
328  </tr>
329  <tr> 
330    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
331onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../editorial_maldives_name_nazi.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Name 
332      Nazis</font></a></td>
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334  <tr> 
335    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
336onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../editorial_maldives_covenant_ratification.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rights 
337      conventions ignored</font></a></td>
338  </tr>
339  <tr> 
340    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
341onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../opinion_maldives_universal_declaration_of_human_rights_banned.shtml#a" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Slavery 
342      in the Maldives</font></a></td>
343  </tr>
344  <tr> 
345    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
346onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../editorial_maldives_ban_on_human_rights_declaration.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UDHR 
347      ban lifted</font></a></td>
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349  <tr> 
350    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
351onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
352      Features</strong></font></td>
353  </tr>
354  <tr> 
355    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
356onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"> <a href="../maldives_addu.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Addu/ 
357      Suvadives Main Page</font></a> </td>
358  </tr>
359  <tr> 
360    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
361onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../minicoy_ali_manikfan.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ali 
362      Manikfan- Minicoy Ecologist</font></a></td>
363  </tr>
364  <tr> 
365    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
366onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../anti_semitic.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anti-Semitism 
367      and Europhobia</font></a></td>
368  </tr>
369  <tr> 
370    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
371onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../agreement_1948.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreements: 
372      UK- Maldives</font></a></td>
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374  <tr> 
375    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
376onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_arabisation.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Arabisation 
377      of the Maldives</font></a></td>
378  </tr>
379  <tr> 
380    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
381onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../arabisation_of_world.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Arabisation 
382      of the world</font></a></td>
383  </tr>
384  <tr> 
385    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
386onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_bodufenvalhuge_seedi.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bodufenvalhugey 
387      Seedi</font></a></td>
388  </tr>
389  <tr> 
390    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
391onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_calendar.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Calendar 
392      </font></a> <a href="../minicoy_ali_manikfan.shtml" class="WhiteLink"></a></td>
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394  <tr> 
395    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
396onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_china.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">China 
397      and the Maldives</font></a></td>
398  </tr>
399  <tr> 
400    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
401onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_commonwealth.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Commonwealth 
402      and the Maldives</font></a></td>
403  </tr>
404  <tr> 
405    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
406onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../dalai_lama.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dalai 
407      Lama</font></a></td>
408  </tr>
409  <tr> 
410    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
411onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_royal_diyamigili.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Diyamigily 
412      Dynasty</font></a></td>
413  </tr>
414  <tr> 
415    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
416onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_week.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Days 
417      of the Week</font></a></td>
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419  <tr> 
420    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
421onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_feedback.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Feedback</font></a></td>
422  </tr>
423  <tr>
424    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
425onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_first_republic.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">First 
426      Maldive republic </font></a> <span class="yellowback">new</span></td>
427  </tr>
428  <tr> 
429    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
430onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_france.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">France 
431      and the Maldives</font></a> <a href="../minicoy_ali_manikfan.shtml" class="WhiteLink"></a></td>
432  </tr>
433  <tr> 
434    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
435onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../freedom_of_belief.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Freedom 
436      of Religion- a timeline</font></a></td>
437  </tr>
438  <tr> 
439    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
440onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_romero_open_letter.shtml" target="_blank" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">From 
441      Charybdis to Scylla?</font></a></td>
442  </tr>
443  <tr> 
444    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
445onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_royal_genealogy.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Genealogy</font></a></td>
446  </tr>
447  <tr> 
448    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
449onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../second_degree_apostasy_azhar.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Genealogy 
450      is Pagan?</font></a></td>
451  </tr>
452  <tr> 
453    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
454onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_giraavaru.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Giraavaru 
455      People (Maldives)</font></a></td>
456  </tr>
457  <tr> 
458    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
459onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../grand_cross.shtml"class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Grand 
460      Cross (knighthood)</font></a></td>
461  </tr>
462  <tr> 
463    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
464onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../queen.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Her 
465      Majesty the Queen</font></a></td>
466  </tr>
467  <tr> 
468    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
469onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_romero_heyerdahl.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Heyerdahl: 
470      blessing or curse?</font></a></td>
471  </tr>
472  <tr> 
473    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
474onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_hilaaly.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hilaaly-Huraagey 
475      Dynasty</font></a></td>
476  </tr>
477  <tr> 
478    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
479onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../pope.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Insulting 
480      the Pope</font></a></td>
481  </tr>
482  <tr> 
483    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
484onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../pluralism.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Islam 
485      and party politics</font></a></td>
486  </tr>
487  <tr> 
488    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
489onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'">
489<a href="../maldives_israel.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Israel 
490      and the Maldives</font></a> </td>
491  </tr>
492  <tr> 
493    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
494onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../minicoy_kakaage1.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kakaage 
495      photos</font></a></td>
496  </tr>
497  <tr> 
498    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
499onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_koimala.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Koimala 
500      Kalou</font></a> </td>
501  </tr>
502  <tr> 
503    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
504onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="/maldives_lost_gospels.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lost 
505      Divehi Gospels</font></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
506  </tr>
507  <tr> 
508    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
509onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_maulood.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maulood</font></a> 
510    </td>
511  </tr>
512  <tr> 
513    <td onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
514onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_maandhoogey_tuttumanippulhu.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maandoogey 
515      Tuttu Manippulu</font></a></td>
516  </tr>
517  <tr> 
518    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
519onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><span class="headingWhite"><a href="../maldives_reform.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
520      Constitution</font></a></span></td>
521  </tr>
522  <tr> 
523    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
524onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><span class="headingWhite"><a href="../maldives_romero_history.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
525      History- an outline</font></a></span></td>
526  </tr>
527  <tr> 
528    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
529onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_antiquity.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
530      Antiquity</font></a> </td>
531  </tr>
532  <tr> 
533    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
534onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="http://www.maldives-ethnography.com/" target="_blank" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives 
535      - Ethnography</font></a></td>
536  </tr>
537  <tr> 
538    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
539onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_flag.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives 
540      Flag</font></a></td>
541  </tr>
542  <tr> 
543    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
544onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldive_flags_romero_frias.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives 
545      Flag- by Romero-Frias</font></a></td>
546  </tr>
547  <tr> 
548    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
549onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_anthem.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives 
550      national anthem</font></a></td>
551  </tr>
552  <tr> 
553    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
554onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_nss.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives 
555      National Security Service</font></a></td>
556  </tr>
557  <tr> 
558    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
559onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="/rosset.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">M&aacute;ldives 
560      - by Rosset</font></a></td>
561  </tr>
562  <tr> 
563    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
564onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldive_numbers.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
565      Numbers</font></a> </td>
566  </tr>
567  <tr> 
568    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
569onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_police.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
570      Police</font></a></td>
571  </tr>
572  <tr> 
573    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
574onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_kings_list.full.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldive 
575      Sovereigns</font></a></td>
576  </tr>
577  <tr> 
578    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
579onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../minicoy.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Minicoy</font></a> 
580    </td>
581  </tr>
582  <tr> 
583    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
584onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_myth_of_portuguese.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Myth 
585      of Portuguese Rule</font></a></td>
586  </tr>
587  <tr> 
588    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
589onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_name.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Naming 
590      a Maldive Child</font></a></td>
591  </tr>
592  <tr> 
593    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
594onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_nadalla_takuru.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nadalla 
595      Takuru </font></a></td>
596  </tr>
597  <tr> 
598    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
599onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_nasir.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nasir</font></a></td>
600  </tr>
601  <tr> 
602    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
603onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../new_zealand_national_anthem.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">National 
604      Anthem</font></a></td>
605  </tr>
606  <tr> 
607    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
608onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_photo_10.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Photo 
609      Albums </font></a><span class="yellowback">updated</span></td>
610  </tr>
611  <tr> 
612    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
613onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_poems.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poetry 
614      by Abdul-Rasheed</font></a></td>
615  </tr>
616  <tr> 
617    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
618onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_shamsuddine_proclamation.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Proclamation 
619      of Constitution</font></a></td>
620  </tr>
621  <tr> 
622    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
623onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_proclamation_sultan.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Proclamation 
624      of King</font></a></td>
625  </tr>
626  <tr> 
627    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
628onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_ramadan.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ramadan 
629      in the Maldives</font></a></td>
630  </tr>
631  <tr> 
632    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
633onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_roman_links.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Roman 
634      Maldivian</font></a> </td>
635  </tr>
636  <tr> 
637    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
638onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldive_coinage.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Royal 
639      Maldive coinage</font></a></td>
640  </tr>
641  <tr> 
642    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
643onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_royal_genealogy.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Royalty 
644      of the Maldives</font></a></td>
645  </tr>
646  <tr> 
647    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
648onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../second_degree_apostasy.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Second 
649      degree apostasy</font></a></td>
650  </tr>
651  <tr> 
652    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
653onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../lanka_names.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sri 
654      Lankan Names</font></a></td>
655  </tr>
656  <tr> 
657    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
658onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_vishala_tamil_nadu.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tamils 
659      claim the Maldives</font></a></td>
660  </tr>
661  <tr> 
662    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
663onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'">
663<a href="../three_palms_mohamed.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Three 
664      Palms Mohamed</font></a></td>
665  </tr>
666  <tr> 
667    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
668onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_titles.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Titles</font></a></td>
669  </tr>
670  <tr> 
671    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
672onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../wife_beating.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Treatment 
673      of women</font></a></td>
674  </tr>
675  <tr> 
676    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
677onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_suvadive.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">United 
678      Suvadives Republic (Addu)</font></a></td>
679  </tr>
680  <tr> 
681    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
682onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_utheem.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Utheem 
683      Thakurufans (Maldives)</font></a></td>
684  </tr>
685  <tr> 
686    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
687onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_us_territorial_dispute.shtml"  class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
688      US objections to Maldive territorial claims</font></a></td>
689  </tr>
690  <tr> 
691    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
692onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_veiled_women.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Veiled 
693      women </font></a></td>
694  </tr>
695  <tr> 
696    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
697onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_visit_nz.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Visit 
698      New Zealand</font></a> </td>
699  </tr>
700  <tr> 
701    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
702onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_romero_frias.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Xavier 
703      Romero-Fr&iacute;as</font></a></td>
704  </tr>
705  <tr> 
706    <td  onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#ffffcc';"
707onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#5268a3'"><a href="../maldives_maandhoogey_tuttumanippulhu_haveeru.shtml" class="WhiteLink"><font size="4" face="A_Faseyha">cawtcSufctwf 
708      wnWt</font></a></td>
709  </tr>
710</table>
711<!-- #EndLibraryItem --></div></td>
712  </tr>
713  <tr> 
714    <td valign="top"> <div align="center"><a href="/pdf/universal_declaration_of_huma_rights_dhivehi.pdf" target="_blank"> 
715        <img src="../Images/dhivehi_udhr_blue.gif" width="202" height="76" border="0" alt="Universal Declaration of Human Rights" /></a></div></td>
716  </tr>
717  <tr> 
718    <td bgcolor="#FFFFE6" > <div align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#990033"><img src="../Images/romero-frias_xavier_book_maldives.jpg" width="100" height="130" alt="Xavier Romero-Frias" /><br>
719        A new edition of<br>
720        </font><a href="../maldives_romero_frias.shtml"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Xavier 
721        Romero-Frias' book Maldive Islanders: A study of the Popular Culture of 
722        an Ancient Ocean Kingdom<br>
723        </font><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#990033">Price: 
724        Euro 18 plus postage. Postage is 9 Euro outside of India.<br>
725        Contact NOVA ETHNOGRAPHIA INDICA: </font></a><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">[email protected]</font></a><a href="../maldives_romero_frias.shtml"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br>
726        </font></a> 
727        <hr align="center" />
728        <div align="center"><a href="http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/" target="_blank"><img src="../Images/faithfreedom.gif" width="210" height="30" border="1" alt="Faith Freedom International" /></a> 
729        </div>
730        <a href="../maldives_romero_frias.shtml"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">
731        </font></a></div></td>
732  </tr>
733</table>
734
735            </div></td>
736          <td valign="top" width="574"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
737              <tr valign="top"> 
738                <td> <table width="510" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="body_para">
739                    <tr valign="top"> 
740                      <td valign="top"> 
741                        <p class="greySmall">5 October 2005</p>
742                        <div align="justify">
743                          <p class="headingMaroon">People of the Maldive Islands</p>
744                          <table width="238" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#990033" class="insetRight">
745                            <tr class="blueback">
746                              <td><em><img src="Images/maloney.gif" width="250" height="577"></em></td>
747                            </tr>
748                          </table>
749                          <p align="justify" class="body_para"><em>People of the 
750                            Maldive Islands</em> by Clarence Maloney (Mumbai/Chennai, 
751                            Orient Longman, 1980) is a comprehensive book (441 
752                            pages) focusing on the culture history and sociology 
753                            of the Divehi people. It is the only comprehensive 
754                            book written by a scholar dealing with this subject.<br>
755                            <br>
756                            The book is described by the publisher as follows: 
757                            &quot;In his study, Dr Clarence Maloney reconstructs 
758                            the cultural histroy of the people, with a basis in 
759                            his long experience not only in the Maldives, but 
760                            also in South India and Sri Lanka. The Maldivian peole's 
761                            myths, origins, language, religion, political and 
762                            economic systems, and customs make up this fascinating 
763                            look at an old culture now being stirred by the inevitable 
764                            forces of modernity.&quot; <br>
765                            <br>
766                            The book is mentioned in the Lonely Planet Guide to 
767                            Maldives as &quot;the best general reference on the 
768                            history of the country,&quot; and is one of the few 
769                            books listed on Maldives recommended by the US Department 
770                            of State.<br>
771                            <br>
772                            The chapters are: </p>
773                        </div>
774                        <ul class="body_para">
775                          <li> 
776                            The Land 
777                              and its Resources
778                          </li>
779                          <li> 
780                            Origins
781                          </li>
782                          <li> 
783                           Myths, 
784                              and Legends
785                          </li>
786                          <li> 
787                            The Earliest 
788                              Maldivians
789                          </li>
790                          <li> 
791                            The Buddhist 
792                              Period and the Divehi Language
793                          </li>
794                          <li> 
795                            Computation, 
796                              Skills, and Arts
797                          </li>
798                          <li> 
799                            The Political 
800                              System
801                          </li>
802                          <li> 
803                           Islam 
804                              and Social Control
805                          </li>
806                          <li> 
807                            The Old 
808                              Religion
809                          </li>
810                          <li> 
811                            The Texture 
812                              of Society
813                          </li>
814                          <li> 
815                            Kinship 
816                              and Family
817                          </li>
818                          <li> 
819                            Behavior; 
820                              and 
821                          </li>
822                          <li> 
823                            New Stresses 
824                              in an Old Nation
825                          </li>
826                        </ul>
827                        <p>There is also a useful Appendix containing all the 
828                          known mentions of Maldives in ancient and medieval literature 
829                          of other countries.<br>
830                          <br>
831                          Dr Maloney has spent much of his life in South Asia, 
832                          has a PhD in South Asian Studies from the University 
833                          of Pennsylvania, and has written 9 books on the peoples 
834                          and cultures of this world area. He can be contacted 
835                          at <a href="mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Maldive%20Islands&Body=Swasti%20Dr.%20Maloney,"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>[email protected]</strong></font></a><br>
836                          <br>
837                          This book is hardly available in the Maldives, but the 
838                          publisher, Orient Longman in Mumbai and Chennai, still 
839                          has a few copies available. It is also available via 
840                          internet on eBay, iWon, and Amazon.</p>
841                        <p align="center"><img src="Images/maloney_book.jpg" width="299" height="415" border="1"></p>
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851                    <p align="center" class="headingMaroon">Kodaikanal International 
852                      School</p>
853                    <p> This school is in the mountains of South India, at a cool 
854                      elevation of 7100 feet (2100 m) in the resort town of Kodaikanal, 
855                      Tamil Nadu, not far from the city of Madurai. It is an excellent 
856                      school, quite accessible from Maldives.<br>
857                      <br>
858                      This school opened in 1901 for missionaries' children, but 
859                      later it became a well-known international school, and was 
860                      the first in India to adopt the International Baccalureate 
861                      (IB) system, while it is also recognized by American and 
862                      Indian accrediting systems. It runs from Kindergarten through 
863                      Grade 12, and has boarding facilities for students above 
864                      4th grade. It has a strong reputation especially in science, 
865                      music, communications technology, business, environment, 
866                      and social service. The medium of instruction is English, 
867                      while 6 other languages are also taught. The current Principal 
868                      is from Australia, the Vice Principal is from Canada, and 
869                      students and staff come from many countries.<br>
870                      <br>
871                      Information can be obtained from its website, <a href="http://www.kwi.org/INFO.htm?Page=HOME" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">www.kwi.org</font></a> 
872                      or from the Admissions officer, Ms S Lockwood, by email 
873                      <a href="mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Admission%20recommended%20by%20Maldive%20web%20site&Body=Dear%20Ms%20Lockwood,"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[email protected]</font> 
874                      </a><br>
875                      <br>
876                      If a few families in Maldives are interested, a representative 
877                      from the school might visit Male to provide further information. 
878                      <br>
879                      <br>
880                      <strong>Clarence Maloney</strong> was a former student, 
881                      teacher, and parent of a child currently in the school</p>
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