Texy Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 Source article from Maldives News: FULL ARTICLE Summary: 25 yr old Air traffic controller who was recently seeking asylum to UK killed himself due to constant pressure from society regarding his recent status of turning into an Atheist from Islam. He made the mistake of telling his co workers about drifting away from Islam and news spread like wildfire where everyone started persecuting him at work, friends & gfs were kept away from him, his own family forced him to see religious doctors and he was threatened with dire consequences if he didn't change his mind. He took the ultimate step and took his own life. Recent message sent by him: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: ismail mohamed Date: 25 June 2010 09:30 Subject: a plea for help Dear sir, I’m a 25 year-old Maldivian living in Male’. I have been working as an Air Traffic Controller at Male’ International Airport for almost 7 years now. I started becoming disenchanted with Islam around 5 years ago and am now an atheist. During my transformation, and even now, I am quite the idealist, and when i was confronted about two years back by a couple of my colleagues about my aversion from the daily practices of Islam, i somewhat foolishly admitted my stance on religion. I had asked them to keep it a secret from the rest of our workforce at ATC, although i now realize i should have known better. It did not take long for everybody at work to find out and since then, i have faced constant harassment in my work environment. An atheist is not a common feature at all among Maldivians and the word has spread like wildfire since then. It has now come to the point where everyone I know, including my family, have become aware of my lack of belief. In a society that has always been proud of their religious homogeneity, you can imagine what i am being put through. I have been subjected to numerous consultations with religious scholars and even my closest friends are not allowed to see me. My company has already begun investigating a complaint regarding me, collecting testimony from fellow workers about my apostasy. Just 3 days ago, i received two anonymous phone calls threatening violence if i do not start openly practicing Islam. I am at my wit’s end now. I have been trying for sometime to secure employment abroad, but have not yet succeeded. The only other alternative i can think of is to flee the country to seek asylum elsewhere. I have already written an e-mail to your organization, and am anxiously waiting for a reply. I found your e-mail address on facebook. I am in dire need of assistance and know of no one inside the country who can guide me. I would have already left the country if i was sure i could meet the required burden of proof in an asylum claim. I would like to know if you would be able to help me in anyway should i travel to the U.K to seek asylum and what my chances are of making a successful claim. Thank you for your consideration Ismail Mohamed Didi
Texy Posted July 15, 2010 Author Posted July 15, 2010 Some of the comments on that article page is even more shocking!
achilles Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 This is really shocking. I'm not going to read the comments.
Anonymous Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 sick bastards...Who the feck is anyone to tell how one should lead their lives. No wonder, someone said, "Religion is the opium of the masses". Every feckin brainwashing preacher around the world is akin to a drug dealer, if not worse. Its hypocrisy to classify drugs as haram, when millions of lives are being lost due to bigoted brainwashers or so called preachers, irrespective of religion.
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