Rise of radical Islam in Maldives -- Entire collection of 12th century Buddhist Statues destroyed

[Texy]

>>>> News Source <<<< Why did I not see this in our National Media? Gujrat riots still dominate news headlines every day 10 yrs later

• Priceless artifacts from Pre-Islamic era destroyed
• Statues made of coral stones and limestones -- can't be repaired or fixed

Facts about Maldives:

• The 1997 Constitution of the Maldives designates Islam as the official state religion. The Government interprets this provision to impose a requirement that all citizens must be Muslims
• Country of 330,000 Muslims comes with no religious freedom
• Women can be legally flogged for extramarital sex and consuming alcohol is illegal for locals
• Islam is the official religion of the Maldives and open practice of any other religion is forbidden and liable to prosecution
• Fundamentalist interpretations of Islam has spread with the arrival of money and ultra-conservative Salafist preachers from the Middle East
• The monuments, which included one of pillar featuring Buddhist motifs, and which had been on display in the southernmost island of Addu, have all since been vandalised

The level of hate and lack of freedom is astounding! ( Had no idea Maldives has turned into another sh!thole just like Saudi Arabia, Yemen

[bajrang]

cant wait for the global warming set in & make all those Maldivians shark food.

[asterix]

cant wait for the global warming set in & make all those Maldivians shark food.

Don't worry Kangress will provide asylum to Maldivians if Maldives goes under water. :dontmentionit:

[Sachinism]

What are they hoping to achieve? Wipe out Buddhist history, brainwash idiots into believing Maldives has always been Islamic?

[EnterTheVoid]

Pakistan have one of their missiles named after "Ghazni", the same mother****er who destroyed countless temples in India - He also damaged the Somnath temple if I am not mistaken.

[EnterTheVoid]

These mofos also destroyed Buddha statues in Afghanistan:

[Mariyam]

I was in Maldives over the New Year. :nervous: Good I got out in time. Basically, the Maldives are a group of islands ( called atolls locally). The islands with the tourists resorts have very few locals; only the waiters, room service maids etc. Even the adventure sports enterprises on the atolls are run either by Whites or Indians. Most of the tourists are also Indian couples (young), the occasional Chinese couples, older American couples and some Australian water sport enthusiasts. The only time an average tourist would interact with the locals is when he/she lands at Male and on the boat/plane the respective atoll. While I was there, there was a 'big demonstration' ( according to one of the locals) in Male , where 50 people were protesting against Spas/ massage parlours in resorts. However, the 2 resorts that I visited were unaffected by the protests and had functioning spas. My observation: these guys are pretty appreciative about Indians. ( probably because Indian tourists are their bread and butter). More so if you tell them you're Muslim.

Why did I not see this in our National Media? Guajrat riots still dominate news headlines every day 10 yrs later

Just the ToI has had 35+ articles, reports and op-eds on Maldives in the last one month alone. Don't know what you're on about, unless by 'our national media' you're alluding to Yankee publications. I hear they have a reputation of being parochial and limited in their coverage.

[seedhi]

Just the ToI has had 35+ articles, reports and op-eds on Maldives in the last one month alone. Don't know what you're on about, unless by 'our national media' you're alluding to Yankee publications. I hear they have a reputation of being parochial and limited in their coverage.

He was referring to the news of the pre-islamic artifacts being destroyed by muslims in Maldives. This news was given almost no coverage in Indian media.

[The Outsider]

He was referring to the news of the pre-islamic artifacts being destroyed by muslims in Maldives. This news was given almost no coverage in Indian media.

Yeah, the destruction of some artifacts from centuries ago in some other tiny country is so much more important than the judicial process and activities following up on one of the most gruesome riots in our country which resulted in 2000 Indians dead 10 years back and has had so much social and political impact nationally and internationally.

[EnterTheVoid]

Yeah' date='[b'] the destruction of some artifacts from centuries ago in some other tiny country is so much more important than the judicial process and activities following up on one of the most gruesome riots in our country which resulted in 2000 Indians dead 10 years back and has had so much social and political impact nationally and internationally.

What an utterly moronic statement of the highest caliber. Way to justify the vandalism of history.

[Mariyam]

He was referring to the news of the pre-islamic artifacts being destroyed by muslims in Maldives. This news was given almost no coverage in Indian media.

Here you go http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/south-asia/31062758_1_mohamed-nasheed-maldives-hindu-images ^ This I've read in the print edition. Also, NDTV covered this news a couple of days ago. As a part of their 10pm special. You could look for links from other newspapers too. IMO, the event has been adequately covered by the media here.

[The Outsider]

What an utterly moronic statement of the highest caliber. Way to justify the vandalism of history.

Please explain the chain of reasoning you applied to call my statement a justification of the vandalism?

[seedhi]

Yeah' date=' the destruction of some artifacts from centuries ago in some other tiny country is so much more important than the judicial process and activities following up on one of the most gruesome riots in our country which resulted in 2000 Indians dead 10 years back and has had so much social and political impact nationally and internationally.[/quote']When did I say that? I replied to a post that referred to 35+ articles on Maldives, wherein I pointed out that this thread was not about the coup, but the destruction of artifacts which was given little coverage.

[The Outsider]

When did I say that? I replied to a post that referred to 35+ articles on Maldives' date=' wherein I pointed out that this thread was not about the coup, but the destruction of artifacts which was given little coverage.[/quote'] The OP has expressed his concern that the destruction of these artifacts is not receiving media coverage like Gujarat riots and it's ramifications do. The two events are not even remotely similar in their scale of impact to warrant their comparison of coverage. And going by the OP it does not look like he is as concerned about the destruction of these artifacts as he is about the perceived lack of coverage in the Indian media compared to Gujarat.

[seedhi]

Here you go http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/south-asia/31062758_1_mohamed-nasheed-maldives-hindu-images ^ This I've read in the print edition. Also, NDTV covered this news a couple of days ago. As a part of their 10pm special. You could look for links from other newspapers too. IMO, the event has been adequately covered by the media here.

You yourself mentioned 35+ articles in ToI about Maldives, out of which only one is about the destruction of artifacts. And then you claim that the destruction of artifacts has been given fair coverage? Maybe that is your opinion, but the figure of 35+ articles in ToI that you mentioned was clearly incorrect insofar as the news coverage of destruction of artifacts which is what this thread is about.

[seedhi]

The OP has expressed his concern that the destruction of these artifacts is not receiving media coverage like Gujarat riots and it's ramifications do. The two events are not even remotely similar in their scale of impact to warrant their comparison of coverage.

As I said, I replied to a post that seemed to incorrectly claim that 35+ articles on ToI had appeared regarding the destruction of artifacts in Maldives - I simply pointed this out, as IMO the coverage received was negligible. I did not compare it to Gujarat riots.

And going by the OP it does not look like he is as concerned about the destruction of these artifacts as he is about the perceived lack of coverage in the Indian media compared to Gujarat.

Your opinion of the OP .. is between you and him.

[The Outsider]

As I said, I replied to a post that seemed to incorrectly claim that 35+ articles on ToI had appeared regarding the destruction of artifacts in Maldives - I simply pointed this out, as IMO the coverage received was negligible. I did not compare it to Gujarat riots.

What would be a fair and non negligible number? Let's take one of the best newspapers in the world - New York Times. How much coverage did you find in that for this incident?

Your opinion of the OP .. is between you and him.

It's a deduction based on how he starts the OP, focusing on the supposed lack of coverage by the Indian media.

[seedhi]

What would be a fair and non negligible number? Let's take one of the best newspapers in the world - New York Times. How much coverage did you find in that for this incident?

I dont see why NYT has to necessarily be the benchmark. But the fact is that this coverage is negligible compared to what was given to the destruction of Buddha statues by Taliban in 2001. The coverage given to demolition of the Babri structure (even outside India) also hugely dwarfs this. Again, one can have different opinions about what is fair coverage of such an event, but it is misleading to incorrectly claim 35+ articles in ToI as having covered this incident.

[Clarke]

Our govt & security agencies were aware of the dangers and ensured we had agreements with them on combating potential;y related issues such as terrorism. We probably have a military base on one of the islands. Isn't that good enough ?

[Ram]

Anybody notice the OP complaining about the lack of media coverage in India about the never ending tide of hideous child-sex abuse scandals coming out of the catholic church? I didnt. Oh wait, its fashionable to pick on a single community