Stig Östlund

tisdag, juni 20, 2017

Maldives, Tourist Haven, Casts Wary Eye on Islamic Radicalism


Friday Prayer in Malé, the capital, in February. In January, the Islamic Ministry released policy recommendations that included a provision instructing tourism companies to provide visitors with rules on how to conduct themselves in a Muslim country. CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times

After the killing of a liberal blogger in April, many fear that the Maldives, a Muslim island nation in the Indian Ocean, is ill equipped to guard against extremism.

More: NYT of today

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