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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

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    An Arab Spring Without Support (Updated)

    FEBRUARY 14, 2012 8:24PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, united states, obama, syria, libya, arab spring, mohamed nasheed, maumoon abdul gayoom, mohammed waheed, tunisia, maldives, democracy, robert blake, coup

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    Maldives in Critical Condition

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 11:55AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: carbon footprint, carbon emissions, hydrofracking, fracking, global warming, democracy, mitt romney, bob blake, victoria nuland, kyoto protocol, copenhagen accord, climate change, maldives, mohamed nasheed, news, politics, environment, greenhouse gas, 350.org

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    Books, books, but none valuable

    AUGUST 26, 2009 6:51PM

    By Simon Shareef


    Topics: maldives, books, language, dhivehi, islam, religion, fundamentalism

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    On joining India's security grid

    AUGUST 25, 2009 3:05PM

    By Simon Shareef


    Topics: helicopters, radars, military, security, maldives, south asia, india

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