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.

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