Ahmed Sinaz's Blog ~~No Law Can Hold Back Emotions~~

Warm Greetings of the International Peace Week to you all,

Peace; more frequently used and so rarely defined

Here are certain considerations in enlightening on the challenges and the reasons why we, the Maldivians are still troubling in co-existing democracy and peace.

Does democracy, ‘Freedom of expression’ in particular brought good changes to the serenity of this small society.

One massive difference which can conspicuously be seen in the outcome of a comparison between the pre democratic and post democratic era of this naturally nourished Island Nation is: the lost Peace, vanishing unity, and growing immorality.

The Cornerstone of the Issue

To be honest, I regret my vote for a democracy inside;

Whenever I get my sleep disrupted by those screamings and shoutings which in their context is protesting for the betterment of the Nation.

‘What Freedom means is being allowed to sing in my bath as loudly as will not interfere with my neighbour’s freedom to sing a different tune in his’ Sir Tom Stoppard

Every Protest does not compulsorily have to be a confrontation of both the ‘big’ Political Parties. If DRP’s right to Protest and MDP’s Right to protest comes concomitantly at the same position, it would only appear depraved and sound filthy. (This certainly isn’t what the father of Protestantism Martin Luther, expected from a democratic society as a protest)

Analogically, if such a right to strike fall within the scope of the right to strike guaranteed in the Constitution, Abdulla Yameen’s right to recruit thugs, in return shall permit Mohamed Nasheed to motivate thugs to enhance his political ideologies, as a right.

(I had a Ballot with Two Names; Candidate 1 A Dictator who despite serving nepotism and despotism invoked calmness by silencing the dissents, Candidate 2, a mere democracy crusader with his young ripe thoughts of changing the system even by assenting the thugs)

The second dilemma in the dark side of the same coin is the misunderstandings as to the conservative values subjecting the Divinely Commanded Morality.

I always believe Morality, not to be a pure product of religion, i.e. all the irreligious people are not immoral.

But Islamic Morality nevertheless, indicates and has proven to be distinct in nature as it is originated from the omniscient and omnipotent Allah.

The first sign of a Muslim man or a woman is not what he/she wears, neither Ibadat. It is his/her Morales and Etiquettes, if it complies with the divine guidance.

The foremost Reasons; Just Two

Growing Islamic Fundamentalism at an alarming rate

Partisan Politics

The basement of both these reasons is an understanding of importing everything, be it an outfit, an idea, a song, a drama, a movie even our language.

Maldivians believe the Arabs to be the text books of Islam and US to be guidelines of democracy. This certainly is not the truth.

Democracy and Islam are all positive and subjective ideologies and it caters diverse cultures.

To build a democracy of our own, we must be giving reference primarily to our culture, our religion and our people rather than what the World finds to be the best practice.

Who and who are responsible?

Primarily President Mohamed Nasheed; for misleading his people on what democracy expects of them and suppressing liberal voices through his Islamic Ministry; as a matter of fact opening doors for fundamentalism.

Secondly, the genuine Islamic scholars, for not acquainting the public on these wicked, vicious and sadistic group of people and not notifying public on these aggressive gangs who is defaming our culture and the religion itself.

Making Peace Possible along with Democracy?

My Freedom will be infinitive unless I get in contact with another’s feet.

My Freedom shall not comfortably sit on a same table with others agony.

I shall manipulate my freedom, my discretion and my power only to minimize others pain rather than exaggerating it.

‘Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do’ Jeremy Bentham