When Maldives' ministers met underwater

On 17 October 2009, the Maldives’ top government officials donned their scuba gear for the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting. Fish floated around while ministers communicated with hand gestures ...
Los Angeles Times

He brought world attention to his sinking island nation. Now he wonders if he can go back

Reporting from Colombo, Sri Lanka — Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives, is intent on ending his exile and going home. But when he considers the ...
PBS

The Island President

Jon Shenk’s The Island President tells the story of former president Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced—the survival of his ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nixon reportedly lashes out at Nasheed for siding with Kinder on tax issue

In a crowded closed-door meeting of black Missouri legislators this week, Gov. Jay Nixon unleashed a shouting tirade at state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a fellow Democrat, because she had held a joint ...
People

Amal Clooney Welcomes Imprisoned Former Maldivian President to London After Lobbying for His Release: He's 'One Step Closer to Justice'

The Maldivian government temporarily released Mohamed Nasheed so he can undergo spinal surgery, and it's uncertain whether he will return Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE In a joyous victory for the human ...
NDTV

Supporters of Maldives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed Hold Underwater Protest

Around 100 divers, dressed in yellow "Free Nasheed" T-shirts, dived 3 metres (10 feet) off the coast of the capital city Male for a protest. Supporters of jailed former Maldives president Mohamed ...
AllHipHop

Tariq Nasheed Responds To Critics, Haters & “Microphone Check” Doc Takedown

Documentarian Tariq Nasheed is back to defend his “Microphone Check” movie, which has garnered considerable controversy. During the conversation, Nasheed re-addressed the claim and notion that Hip-Hop ...
AllHipHop

A$AP Rocky Gives Stamp Of Approval To Tariq Nasheed’s Hip-Hop Documentary

A$AP Rocky was on hand for the premiere of Tariq Nasheed’s “Microphone Check,” which claims to tell the true story of Hip-Hop’s origins. A$AP Rocky attended ...
NDTV

Maldives Ex-Leader Mohamed Nasheed Tipped As New Speaker

The former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been nominated as the country's parliamentary speaker and is set to be sworn in Tuesday, a party official said. Nasheed was unanimously chosen to head ...
BBC

Maldives ex-leader Mohammed Nasheed jailed for 13 years

Mohamed Nasheed became the nation's first democratically elected leader in 2008 A former president of the Maldives has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of ordering the ...
islamweb

Impermissibility of posting Nasheed by female singers

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. It is not permissible to circulate the ...