On several occasions we have been denouncing the growth of Islamic militancy in the Maldives from this website. Now we think it is important to provide responsible Maldivians with some practical steps that they can take in order to keep our country safe and free from the curse of Islamic militants.

Last month the Islamic terrorists struck again in Bali. They killed innocent tourists and bystanders just when the people in Bali thought that tourism had finally recovered. Now all those whose livelihood depends on the tourist industry face an uncertain future there. Let no one think that this does not affect us, for at any time Islamic terror could strike here in the Maldives. We have got the militants already in our country and the tourists are visiting our many beautiful resorts, unaware of the extreme amount of Islamic militancy in our society.

The problem of the Islamic militants is that they are impossible to control. They hide behind a respectable mask, but have no respect for the law and order that should rule in the Maldives. They don’t mind that lives are lost or that businesses are destroyed. We Maldivians, as peace loving people, should be aware of how terrorism begins and how it develops, for the militants living among us in our society are already busy plotting.

Certain Maldive families have sent their children to schools trusting that they would be educated in the Islamic religion. For our elders this meant that they would receive an education with a solid moral foundation. This was how it was traditionally in our country, when our parents and grandparents could trust their religious teachers. But now we are in evil times and teachers train children in fanaticism and bigotry in the Islamic schools. Also, when Maldivians get scholarships to study in Pakistan, Egypt and other Islamic countries, the families usually don’t know what is happening to their sons. In this way some may end up as terrorists secretly plotting some violent attack in order to kill as many people as possible.

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This is certainly not what their parents wanted. No Maldivian would want to send his child to a school and then have him end up with a terrorist. So, in order to root out this evil from our society before it strikes, it is important that every responsible Maldivian knows how to read the signs of Islamic militancy. There is great misunderstanding about what is best for our society. Militants have had a free hand in our country, as teachers of Islam, religious preachers or other such jobs promoted by the government, so now some persons reading this may be confused

What follows are the signs by which any Maldivian can discern who is propagating seeds of terror. Some of them will be quite shocking, because most of us have been so long in contact with militant ideals that we tend to regard them as normal. But it is guaranteed that the effect of those teachings is evil because it undermines the principle of the rule of law that is the foundation of any civilized society, so let there be no doubt that they have to be cut by the root.

Sahih Bukhari 4:52:220: "Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror..."Please remember well all these points. If you hear or see any of these danger signs in your mosque, in the school of your children or in your neighborhood, report the person or group of persons immediately. Do not speak with any suspects and call the authorities right away. Do not give up if you cannot get a reaction from the authorities, show your outrage and your concern and inform everyone in the community about these danger signs and their effects, including the youth and the children.

Our goal is to encourage everyone in the Maldive community to denounce terror and to promote personal responsibility in order to never allow our island nation to be a breeding ground for Islamic terrorists. We all should be aware of the dangers that can afflict our community and how to effectively fight them so that we will be able to give our children a brighter future.

The usage of the words Maldive and Maldivian in the main article above have been changed for consistency with the rest of the site.