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Item Causes of divorce in the Maldives : an in-depth socio-economic analysis(The Maldives National Journal of Research, 2024-12) Ahmed, Fathimath; ފާތިމަތު އަހުމަދު; Riyaz, Aminath; އާމިނަތު ރިޔާޒުFamily is regarded as the cornerstone of Maldivian society; however, recent years have seen a pronounced prevalence of divorce, which has the potential for significant social, emotional, and economic disruptions for divorced couples, their children, extended families, and social cohesion at large. Despite these profound impacts, there is limited knowledge regarding the risk factors contributing to divorce in the Maldives, which hinders the formulation of comprehensive strategies to address this issue. This study, therefore, aims to investigate and document the causes of divorce in the Maldives and evaluate the efficacy of current interventions. Utilising a qualitative research design, in-depth insights were gathered through individual interviews with key informants—men and women aged 18 to 39 who had experienced divorce in the Greater Male’ area. Employing snowball and purposive sampling, eight informants provided data covering 15 divorce cases. Thematic analysis of the interview data revealed nine primary factors contributing to divorce, including immaturity, infidelity, incompatibility, financial instability, congested living conditions, marrying for the wrong reasons, domestic violence, substance abuse, and women’s empowerment. The findings suggest that current measures to reduce divorce rates are inadequate for maintaining family unity, highlighting the implications for policy and programmes to address these issues effectively.Item Minicoy from Prehistory to 1973 : the political history of a small coral island in the Indian Ocean(2024) Heidemann, Frank; Naajih, Muhammad; ހައިޑެމަން ފްރޭންކް; ުމުޙައްމަދު ނާޖިހItem Improving education quality in South Asia (i): a review of Unicef’s efforts(United Nations Children‘s Fund, Regional Office for South Asia, 2018) Suzana BrinkmannItem Finding the right islam for the maldives: political transformation and state-responses to growing religious dissent(International Journal of Religion, 2020-11-01) Waha, La ToyaAt the first glance, the Maldives appear not to be prone to religious conflict. The archipelago state comprises a religiously and ethnically homogenous society, the different islands have been subject to shared Islamic rule for centuries and even constitutionally religious homogeneity is granted by making every citizen a Muslim and religious diversity prevented by limiting naturalisation to a specific Muslim group. Yet, today allegations of a threat to Islam play a major role in political mobilisation, the Maldives are faced with Islamist violence, and Maldivians have joined the Islamic State and al Qaeda in disproportionally high numbers. The paper seeks to find an answer to the question of how the repression of dissent under the Gayoom regime and the expansion and rise of violent Islamism relate in the Maldivian context. Next to the theoretical model, the paper will provide an introduction to the Maldivian political culture and the reasons for changes therein. It will shed light on the emergence of three major Islamic streams in the Maldivian society, which stood opposed to one another by the late 1990s and early 2000s, and show how Gayoom’s state repression of dissent initiated an escalation process and furthered Islamist violent politics. The paper will argue that while state repression of dissent played a significant role in the repertoire selection of Islamic non-state agents, the introduction of fundamentalist Islamic interpretations through migration, educational exchange programmes and transnational actors have laid the ground for violence in the Maldives.Item Examining service quality of hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia: case of outbound medical travelers from the Maldives(Polaris Global Journal of Scholarly Research and Trends, 2022-10) Jaleel, Ahmed Ali; Yajid, Mohamed Shukri Ab; Khatibi, Ali; Azam, S.M. FerdousTo examine outbound Maldivian medical travelers’ perception on the quality of the service levels in hospitals located in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia. A survey questionnaire was used to gather cross-sectional data from 400 outbound medical travelers from the Maldives. Respondents who received overseas medical treatment at any hospital in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia were selected randomly. SPSS 25.00, and AMOS version 23.00 was used for data analysis. The service quality dimension of tangible, empathy, efficiency and safety positively and significantly influence hospital service quality. On contrary, the level of improvement in medical care found to have a negligible effect. Hospitals in Thailand and Malaysia have overall service quality perceptions scores of 91.8% and 84.6% respectively, which is higher than those in India and Sri Lanka, indicating 67.2% and 77.6%. The study highlights the necessity of improving hospital efficiency and safety in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia. Academics may supplement their analyses of previously published literature with new data and empirical support from the medical industry in Southeast Asia. The findings of this study minimize knowledge, empirical, and population gaps seen in recent literature on medical service quality related to outbound medical travelers from the Maldives.Item Maldivian legal system : Islamic influence and legal reform(2018) Ibrahim, Mohamed; Buang, Ahmad HidayatThe Maldivian legal system as it evolved, is one that has largely being influenced by the principles of Islam as a religion. With Islam declared to be the religion of the State in the Constitution, this is further strengthened by the fact that the Constitution mandates that no laws that are in contradiction to the tenets of Islam shall be ratified in the country. This sets the fundamental principle upon which the laws of the country rests. The reforms that have taken place since the enactment of the very first Constitution of the country in 1932 has in a large way being influenced by the said principle. Taking a qualitative approach, this paper aims to shed light on how Islam came to Maldives, the extent of its influence on the legal system in the country, and the scope for further studies on the subjectItem The encyclopedia of Islam : three : Maldives(Brill, 2021) Feener, R. MichaelItem The Maldives heritage survey(Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, 2020) Feener, R. MichaelItem The Maldives heritage survey(Cambridge University Press, 2021-06) Feener, R. Michael; Daly, Patrick; Frachetti, Michael; Mujah, Ibrahim; Irawani, Maida; Taran, Jovial Pally; Zaki, Ahmad; Maasa, Fathimath; Shamran, Mohamed; Zahara, Multia; Azees, Mariyam Isha; Baranyai, Krisztina; Levick, Paula; Bakheit, Hala; Rahardjo, Jessica; Clark, GabrielItem South Asia economic focus spring 2018(World Bank, 2018)