dymag november 2014

AGD H I Y O U T H M A G A Z I N E

NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE 17

Dhi Youth MovementYouth for Youth to empower and to lead

NOVEMBER 2014DYMAG 1


Dhi Youth Movement began in early 2012 as a small initiative by a few young inspired individuals in Malersquo with the vision to bring a positive change to society by empowering young people to actively contribute to society

Our group with a strong following on Facebook was used to mobilize volunteers for a flash freeze on 29th March 2012 and since then there has been no turning back

We officially got registered as an NGO on 12th of December 2012 as Dhivehi Youth Movement under the Associations and Societies Act of the Maldives (Act No 12003)

Any and all Maldivians between the age of 16 and 27 are welcome to join DYM And everyonersquos ideas and thoughts are welcome and appreciated

NOVEMBER 2014 DYMAG 2

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Dearest Readers

This is the 13th issue since I took the designing wheel of the magazine from my predecessor and getting to this point has been quite a journey

Irsquod like to start by saying how thankful I am to have gotten the chance to work with the many talents of the DYMag Team I honestly couldnrsquot have asked for a better team Before I started working as the Design Director of DYMag I never really thought about how much work running a magazine would require Contrary to popular belief its not easy at all but somehow wersquove gotten this far and I donrsquot believe we couldrsquove done so without our skillful contribu-tors Most youth oriented magazines donrsquot seem to last too long but we plan to stick here for a while and keep serving as the platform for youth to display their talents for as long as we can On this issue wersquore featuring a young artist and an environ-mentalist who is currently working her magic in Baa Atoll Also make you sure you read our special feature on Manta Trust and the great work theyrsquore doing in Baa Atoll Yep This is kind of a Baa Atoll special

I would like to apologize to our readers on behalf of the magazine for Septemberrsquos issue not having any of our personal content in regards to what we think about the disappearance of Moyameehaa It was mainly because the whole team was very busy and was unable to get the con-tent ready in time As you wouldrsquove noticed the magazine came out pretty late as well

And for that reason once again we would shed some light on moyameehas disappearing The fact that someone from our very small country just went ldquopoofrdquo is impossible for us to comprehend This needs more attention and we need more answers There are several pieces in the magazine dedicated to his disappearance and I hope it gives you guys an idea of what the youth of the country thinks about the situation

I hope you guys have a good read

Imy

Letter to the Readers

IMY DESIGN DIRECTOR


The DYMag Team

HoodhEditor-in-Chief

Hoodh is simultaneously rude charm-ing and arrogant His only redeeming quality is that he is proficient Relent-less in his pursuit of knowledge and impartial truth Self professedly classy amp stylish Unapologetically sapiosex-ual he enjoys the company of bright and attractive young ladies He is a basketball player a stargazer a gym rack a philosopher a librocubicularist but most of all a philomath amp mind of science

ImyDesign Director

Imy is just a dreaming believing pho-tographing graphic designing video gaming good food consuming tv series watching constantly ranting everyday guy Loves his friends and his family even more Often dreams of traveling the world someday due to suffering from a terminal case of wanderlust

ShahaContent DirectorShaha is a free spirit who enjoys classic literature tea and lots of milk good books and lots of sunshine She dreams of huge closets and making a mark in the world She believes in mismatching socks breaking stereotypes and hand-written letters

TobyPhotography Director

Toby is a hermit wandering through life loving the unconventional method of doing things He is a kind self taught and friendly soul Although he is left at a loss of words at times he attempts to speak through his own form of art At the end of the day therersquos nothing more he enjoys than some solitude in his coffee spot listening to some tunes with a smooth expresso feeling at home in the world

JinDeputy Content DirectorJin loves anything and everything fic-tion and is more of a comical character himself He is a sucker for creativity and has his own style of writing which makes the readers end up wanting more Jin is also one of those guys who lives to float on the sea staring at the sky when he is out of ideas and sit in parks and observe the world go around him

DhumMarketing Director

Dhum is known to be one of the smartest yet a gullible and a very innocent girl among her friends She approaches everyone with a warming and friendly gesture and her enthusiasm in everything she does reflects a bright future and successful future ahead of her

EDITORIAL

DESIGN

CONTENT

PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTENT

MARKETING

m_hoodh heyshaha jinelixir

dhumyahmediyashkyousaurus


Yuna

Eama Dan

Seema Nuha Allam NaeemCan we heal this Country

Oh Rilu Where Art Thou Rilu Poem

Manta Hype

Bittersweet Memories Kaylie The Epidemic of Back-biting

The CONTRIBUTORS

DBlood Thihnan Munshi NaailPOET

WRITER

WRITER WRITER

WRITER

WRITER CHEF STYLIST

WRITER WRITER

Bloodwritings Infirmities in Life Health Yummy Talks Nails with Naal


The Original Ebola Hunter The Daily Beast

Bangladesh government launch-es 25 mobile apps to rsquoget close to peoplersquoBD Asia 24

Can this one-wheeled wonder change the way you commute to workCNN

The other side of paradise Incredible photos show mountains of plastic bottles washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in MaldivesDaily Mail

Lessons Hong Kong Might LearnSri Lanka Guardian

You Can Now Go to College in Germany for Free No Matter Where Yoursquore FromSlate

The iPhone 6 Plus is the pocket computer Irsquove been waiting for Quartz

The Maldives goes mid-marketTTG Asia

For cyclists the best hel-met may be no helmet at allBBC Autos

10 People Making Total Bank From GamingMashable

The Diversity of IslamThe New York Times

EDITORrsquoS CHOICE


Regulars 02 Letter to Readers03 The DYMag Team04 The Contributors05 Editorrsquos Choice

Specials 17 Ish23 Manta Hype

Fashion amp Beauty 15 Nails with Naal

Entertainment 07 Bittersweet Memories 09 Kaylie11 DYM Recommends13 AskDYM

Columns 39 Infirmities in Life - Insomnia 41 Religion - The Epidemic of Backbiting 43 Bloodwritings - Searching44 Health - Food Facts 45 Yummy Talks - Banana Bread

Spots 29 Can we heal this country 31 Have you seen our friend 34 Rilu Poem 35 FindMoyameehaa 37 Busting Myths about Breast Cancer

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The CONTENTS


Bitter-sweet Memoryby SeemaldquoMom Irsquom comingrdquo I called down the window Everyone was loading the jeep with bags and luggage We are moving out to Las Vegas Because there was no one to take care of grandma when grandpa had recently passed away My grandma is not allowed to travel so she couldnrsquot come here I know I had to go but the last thing I want to do is say goodbye to this two story house I had lived for the past fifteen years It is so hard to leave someplace when there is so many memories bur-ied underneath it Even this room contains about a zillion memories

I remembered the fight when me and my sister argued about the two beds We both wanted the bed by the window but neither of us wanted to give in Due to that we didnrsquot speak to each other for weeks My father couldnrsquot stand it much longer and saidrdquo If you donrsquot settle this by tomorrow no phone no computer and no fast foodrdquo We were so horrified at the thought of no junk food that we settled down quickly She let me have the bed by the window


I slung my backpack over my shoulder and headed out turning once more just to see my tie-dyed curtain I made at art class I thought of leaving that because I wanted to leave behind a memory of me in this house

I walked down the staircase slowly taking one step at a time I suddenly remembered the time when my little brother fell from this stairs He was still screaming when he was being carried to the hospital Poor guy had to be in a wheelchair for two months When I landed on the last step my eye caught on a crepe paper stucked to the kitchen door It was from last weekrsquos farewell party that my friends had thrown for me My eyes welled up in tears as I thought of my best friend Ash-ley and my other classmates I wasnrsquot going to see them again But they had assured me they would video call me every day Feeling a little better at that thought I walked out through the backdoor I al-most tripped from the doorsteps which once again triggered another memory from my past Although it was nine years ago I remember it as if it was just yesterday I purposely fell down from these steps and pretended that I had hurt my ankle so I could skip school that day Because my favorite TV show ldquoBarneyrdquo was coming that day But later when mom found out I got into a whole lot of trouble

I laughed at the memory but soon stopped when I saw my pet Mittensrsquo grave which was on the left side of the backyard Immediately tears poured out from my already tear filled eyes I ran to the grave and started crying ldquoOh how I wish I could take you with merdquo I got Mittens for my sixth birthday but lost her last year She once followed me to school and hid inside the teacherrsquos desk drawer What a shock it had been to the class and to poor Miss Keene who ran out screaming at the top of her lungs I was still sobbing when someone came and placed a hand on my shoulder ldquoWe canrsquot take everything with us dearrdquo My mom said as if reading my mind ldquoSome things are meant to be left behind while others are being replaced ldquoI got up and whined like a small kid ldquoBut I donrsquot want to leave here I donrsquot want to lose the memories that are here My mom said ldquoJust because you are leaving here doesnrsquot mean you are leav-ing the memories Come your fatherrsquos getting impatientrdquo She led me towards the Jeep I cast one last longing look back at my house My momrsquos word just sank in and I realized she was right I wiped away my tears and thought ldquoBit-ter or sweet it could be the memories of my home sweet home will always be right here with me foreverrdquo

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he kid whorsquod sat before her couldnrsquot have been older than 15 judging by his gangly frame and the spots of acne on his face ldquoSo what experience do you have with a job like thisrdquo Shersquod caught herself tap-ping her pencil on the desk irritatedly looking at his vacant expression ldquoHuh Oh yeah I have experience Totes Yeahrdquo hersquod nodded Shersquod scoffed inwardly and had forced a somewhat pleasant smile ldquoWell Irsquoll call you if you get the position That will be all for nowrdquo she said knowing full and well he wasnrsquot getting the job The boy had then gotten up nodding his assent

Shersquod sighed rubbing at her face frustrat-edly This was pointless All the names shersquod listed were crossed out save for one Michael Walker Probably anoth-er teen looking for easy money shersquod thought Sighing again shersquod been staring blindly at her desk when a deep voice had spoken up

ldquoExcuse me Irsquom here for the job inter-view The name is Michael Walkerrdquo

Startled shersquod looked up to see a tall guy about her age standing in front of her Wide shouldered and dark skinned With obsidian eyes and high cheekbones Shersquod raised her eyebrows since this was not what shersquod been expecting Blinking shersquod managed to regain her composure ldquoAh yes Have a seatrdquo

Kaylieby Nuha Nasheed


The interview had gone off without a hitch Michael had wanted a part time job and this had turned out to be the perfect fit At first hersquod just been her employee Her ldquomusic guyrdquo Slowly though over time their relationship had developed from mu-tual respect to friendship And after two years he was the closest thing she had to a best friend

Theyrsquod begun to spend more time togeth-er outside of work Stayed up late talking be it on the phone or online Shersquod listen as he recalled anecdotes and told her about his day As he spilled out all his frus-trations his hopes and dreams And her She listened

It had worked this arrangement Shersquod never felt pressured by him to give more and hersquod never let it stop himself from spending time with her Shersquod never thought hersquod felt anything more Until last night The memory broke her out of her reverie just as the shoprsquos door opened letting in a gust of autumn wind and more importantly Michael

Their eyes met and she froze Michael on the other hand didnrsquot seem to be par-ticularly affected She felt her cheeks heat up as he ambled over to her shrugging off his trench coat and smiling at her Was he going to mention last night Should she The thoughts whirled around her head as she fought to look anywhere but at him

ldquoHirdquo Her eyes jerked up to look into Mi-chaelrsquos warm ones and she felt a part of herself thaw even as the rest of her went manic in frustration Hi How could he be so calm after what had happened Unable to form an adequate reply she stood star-ing at him until he sighed

ldquoLook About last night Irsquom sorry I didnrsquot mean to ndashndash well Letrsquos just move past it and say it never happened Okayrdquo

For a minute she just stared at him Then she managed to nod ldquoOkayrdquo she whis-pered ldquoThen so it shall berdquo he quipped For a second he looked at her with inde-scribably sad eyes but then the moment passed and he smiled ldquoIrsquoll just go start work thenrdquo Not waiting for an answer he disappeared into the back room where the records of sales were kept

She stared after him for a moment then went back to nursing her cup of tea So they were just not going to mention it This was what she had wanted right Things wouldnrsquot have to change No need for awkwardness or uncomfortableness So then why wasnrsquot she happy Or re-lieved Why did her heart feel so heavy

She closed her eyes and visualised Michaelrsquos fluid lines The curiously light way he carried himself despite his strong build His chocolate skin Then she envi-sioned Michael turning on her holding her wrists in a viselike grip She imagined the pain that would flare along her arms The helplessness thatrsquod wash over her

Involuntarily she shuddered her body shaking violently Some of the tea sloshed out of her cup and onto her hand which she then drew back with a pained cry No She was not regretting their decision to look past the previous night To ignore it

This was for the best

image bittersweetvenomdeviantartcom


MUSIC Point of No Return ndash Keyshia ColeAbsolutely wonderful and heartwarming and emotional all in one We are definitely buying what Ms Cole is selling because we are so bewitched by her words her soul bearing lyrics and everything Our favourite song Heat of Passion

People Keep Talking ndash Hoodie AllenThis albumrsquos got all the groove and with songs like Movie and 100 Per-cent of Something Hoodie is proving that he can do it all rapping and the music This is one cool emerging artist to look out for

747 ndash Lady AntebellumThe country trio is back with yet another brilliant album Itrsquos filled with great ballads about love religion friendship and more and as always staying true to their country roots We think Just a Girl is the perfect song for all girls who feel ignored and Damn You Seventeen has us reminiscing the good old times

MOVIES GONE GIRLBased on the book of the same name this thriller featuring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike is 99 parts entertaining and one part completely insane Watch as death betrayal media and economy affect a marriage so bad that it takes a turn for the worse Rating 45

The Theory of EverythingThe biography of everyonersquos favourite Stephen Hawkings is now available for your visual entertainment Watch as a young Stephen falls in love struggles through his diagnosis and succeeds in physics This is definitely not a film to be missed Rating 35

The BEST OF MEBased on the book of the same name this romantic drama is about two young people who falls for each other in high school Twenty years later their paths cross as adults and they face the past in the most im-peccable way This is definitely a movie to watch with your significant other Bring on the popcorn for a cozy movie date Release date 17th

DYMRECOMMENDS


BOOKS You by Caroline KepnesIn the world of high tech and no privacy this book is too true and that is an understatement Joe meets Guinevere in a book store and soon a romance buds only Joe has a hidden agenda and takes following on twitter to a whole new level Kepnes uses dark humour and cultural ref-erences to make us relate to Joe in this psychological romantic thriller definitely a page turner and a bit creepy for some audiences Rating 35

The Woman Who Would be King by Kara CooneyThis engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt will keep you up all night reading about her audacious rise to power in a manrsquos world Cooney tells the invigorating tale to how she built herself a kingdom and ruled by being a master strate-gist Take a journey into the heart of Ancient Egypt and rediscover the almost-forgotten pharaoh and the complicated reactions to women in power Rating 45

Nora Webster by Colm ToibinNora is a young widow and mother of four finding herself crawling back into a cruel reality nnavigating grief and fear and struggling for hope Set in Ireland this story takes us into Norarsquos world as she drown in her sorrow yet finds her moments of stunning empathy and kind-ness Colm has most definitely created an iconic character and it would be regrettable to miss this historic start Rating 45

TV SERIES HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDERThis very thrilling mystery series follows the story of some special cho-sen students who are part of a very special law class Apart from each episode exploring the specific cases the ldquochosen onesrdquo and their teacher deal with there is a much more important part of the plot that every episode shows a little piece of Definitely Rating 45 THE FLASHDC Comicsrsquo TV success seems to be contagious The Flash is about the superhero of the Justice League that we are all somewhat familiar with of the same name and this show is really good Apart from how it stands as itrsquos own show itrsquos also tied with one of my favorite action TV series of all time Arrow So far The Flash has been really good and it just keeps you wanting more Rating 55 GRACEPOINTGracepoint is a small town where everyone knows each other but when a young boyrsquos body is found on the beach no one feels safe anymore A detective (David Tennant) whorsquos new in town is chosen as the lead de-tective and his unfamiliarity isnrsquot welcome in the town at all but it also helps him look at the town with a different perspective as he continues to hunt for whoever murdered the boy all the while fighting his own past The UK version of this show is called Broadchurch Rating 45

NOVEMBER 2014DYMAG 13ASKDYM

NOVEMBER 2014 DYMAG 14q

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Leaders and good ones have died without getting close to world peace and heck without even devising a way to do so How do you plan on attaining world peace

We would need as humanity a deeper understanding of each other All most all conflict is born from misguided notions misunderstanding or misconceptions We would also have to face the fact that we as a species have a taste for spilling the blood of our own kind We enjoy violence Barbaric as it may be it is a truth of existence to mitigate this behavior we can channel this enthusiasm through sport and competitive displays

Most importantly humanity needs a common enemy Look through history we only unite in times of peril against an encroaching destructive force that threat-ens our livelihoods World peace is a complex multifaceted problem It is unlikely it has a simple solution or that a single diplomatic leadermessiah will mirac-ulously come along and deliver us unto a utopian era of peace and prosperity Peace starts within


Pink Dry Marble Nails

by Naal photography by Nawaf

NAILS WITH NAAL

SEPTMEBER 2014 DYMAG 15


Irsquom doing these nails for breast cancer awareness month This one is for all the ladies Be ahead of the game for this absolutely curable disease

As usual paint your nails with a good quality base coat

1 First step is to paint 2 coats of white polish and let it dry completely before you do anything at all

2 Get two colours of your choice or a couple more colours and drop it in blobs on the nails and use your toothpick to make swirlies making sure all of the corners of your nails are covered

3 That will take a while to dry as well since there are so many layers of colours Once itrsquos dry seal it with a top coat

Check out Naalrsquos blog at

COLORSPLOSION

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Ish



1 Tell us a little about yourselfIf I were writing my resume this would be where I dive into lsquoa twenty year old highly motivated passion-driven individualrsquo but honestly Irsquom just Ish Irsquom a little bit of a fish out of water who likes her hands dirty - paint dirt mud you name it - who really likes travelling but combines it with giving back to a society that has many cracks that need addressing but itrsquos a delicate surgical operation Honestly this is the toughest ques-tion to start one of these things with

2 What were your immediate plans after your Arsquolevel endedIt seems like such a long time ago I really canrsquot say It was important of me to work being idle has never been my strong point I wanted to go abroad to study definitely but that was a work in progress and it still is

3 How did you get this opportunityI was lucky enough to apply for an available job and then to get it

4 What do you like most about baa atollThe ocean Itrsquos every bit what they say it is The biosphere reserve is teeming with life and I lucked out getting the opportunity to work here although this wasnrsquot one of my consid-erations when moving here But after yoursquove close-up experienced the majestic manta rays as they glide through the water or seen how beautiful reefs can become close to Mendhoo then yoursquore sold Done Contract signed and for-ever committed to the ocean because this is the natural beauty they talk about when they want to conserve our environment this is what we fight to preserve this right here - our gardens in the ocean our backyard

Ish (Isha Afeef) is a very talented young artist and an environmentalist Finished her Arsquolevels at 2013 Ish is also well known for her work at DhiYouth Movement and the impossible feats she pulled off in making the biggest youth festival in Maldives ldquoKattihiy-varurdquo a huge success From writing to draw-ing eye captivating images with just a pen she is one of the most gifted Maldivians who takes anything and everything with a pos-itive approach In the months she spent at baa atoll she has taught 44 young children and 18 parents how to swim Her art will be available at Art Gallery on the 5th and 6th of December 2014 at the Arts and Crafts Baazaar Here is Ish for you all the way from baa atoll


5 What would you do to make the Maldives a cleaner MaldivesThis isnrsquot my responsibility to take Individual responsibility can get you so far What I can do - or what Irsquove attempted to do so far has been to unite environmentalists on a non-government dependent level to colloborate on initiatives to a Clean Maldives Itrsquos collective responsibility that will pave way to better waste manage-ment Itrsquos not going to be overnight miracles or large grand ideas but rather small steps and itrsquos going to need commitment and aid at every level from different bodies I hope when we get to that point we find that people are willing For now wersquove had a good start and itrsquos only because of the love that already exists for the environment in peoplersquos hearts

6 How did it feel on your first free diveJust imagine looking up at the way the sunlight comes through the surface of the water and being too distracted by it to look around and notice the fishes - thatrsquos what I was doing afraid as I was just so mesmerized to be witnessing it I was glad to have done it to have taken that risk to have taken all these multiple leaps of faith leading to that moment just to be there in the deep blue sea feet under the water

7 Tell us about your proudest work so farIrsquoll just tell you my happiest moments because I believe they constitute Itrsquos all the children Itrsquos all the children with their experience in the water now that theyrsquove learnt to swim or all the children who come up to me to tell me how they didnrsquot throw trash this one time because they remembered me and itrsquos their mothers and how they smile every time I come and say Irsquom like a daughter to them now and itrsquos the school with their thank-yous and itrsquos the chil-dren with their cards and gifts and love They are my proudest work They are our ocean stewards And I have faith that one day they will do great things with what theyrsquove learnt

8 Drawing or writingArteries or blood You pick

9 What did you notice from most island cleanupsHow important it is not to demonize people even the ones who refuse to take responsi-bility for their own islands and prefer to swap anecdotes over coffees expecting foreign aid to come and help Itrsquos a tough battle really On one hand you have children who are enthusi-astic about cleaning up their beaches and all for the cause and on the other you also get people who give off the sense that theyrsquore only doing this as a favor to you and therefore yoursquore responsible for it Itrsquos not something they do because itrsquos important or because they need to I think the importance of these clean-ups need to be addressed even more so The true com-mand and leadership need to come from those we elect to be role models because if theyrsquore not willing to be the change itrsquos unlikely that their body will ever follow and thatrsquos a world you donrsquot really want to think of when people are too lethargic or apathetic to contribute to community betterment or environmental con-servation

10 In an ideal world how would you conserve the natural beauty of MaldivesElect me as President and I will guide you

11 What do you do to deal with stress I cry So itrsquos suffice to say Irsquom not really good at dealing with stress But once the waterworks are out of the way I bring my A game back again

12 If you get a chance to travel to anywhere in Maldives where would it beRight now the only place I really want to go to is homeland that little Southern island where all this began


13 What is your favorite novel Ernest Hemingway compared picking a favorite novel to picking an organ you needed the most and letting the others go I canrsquot do this Also if I donrsquot love you dearly enough Irsquom too selfish to share what I hold dear so excuse me

14 What would you do if you see someone litteringPut on my Mother Theresa shoes and go on and reprimand them No Not really It depends on what kind of person they are If theyrsquore ap-proachable Irsquod pick it up myself give them a smile and tell them itrsquos not the best thing to do If itrsquos someone unapproachable Irsquod pick it up anyway

15 A message to the readersYou are whatever you believe yourself to be And in this moment you have so many poten-tial things that you can become I know how easy it is to sit still and say life isnrsquot happening - but life unfolds in the most mysterious ways so just be sure yoursquore open for it You can shape the world you live in and it begins with you Surprise yourself with how every little action can contribute to the larger bigger picture Focus on what you want and if helping people or helping the environment is what yoursquod like reach out and therersquoll be people whorsquoll walk with you If your interests lie elsewhere pursue that too even if it means going to the end of the world But letrsquos unite for a Clean Maldives because wersquove been blessed with natural resources and it becomes our responsibility to protect it Itrsquos not anyone elsersquos Itrsquos not the migrant workers or the tourist sectors Itrsquos yours Itrsquos mine Itrsquos ours Whorsquos with me

Learn more about Ishrsquos work and the slowlife sympo-sium at wwwslowlifesym-posiumcom

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You can find Ish and her art at the Arts and Crafts Bazaar 2014 on the 6th and 7th of December


MANTA HYPEby Dan


Letrsquos start off with what Mantas are shall we Manta rays belong to the taxonomic family Mobulidae This family contains eleven species of plankton eating rays Within this family there are two genera Mobula and Manta and more specifically within the genus manta there are two species Manta birostris (the giant oceanic manta) and Manta alfredi (the resident reef manta)

Manta rays are cartilaginous elasmobranch fishes This means they are a close relative of all sharks and rays The fact that they are fish means they donrsquot breathe air but instead they use their gills to respire underwater Mantas must keep moving in order to keep water flow-ing over their gills which means they can never stop to sleep or rest on the seabed Oceanic mantas (Mbirostris) are the bigger of the two manta species reaching a wing span (thatrsquos wing tip to wing tip) of up to 7 metres (23ft) A large oceanic manta might weigh in at up to 2 tonnes (4440 lbs) making them a real ocean giant Although smaller than the ocean-ic mantas the reef mantas (Malfredi) are still pretty big fishes growing to an average wing span of 3-35 metres (9-115ft) and a possible maximum of 45 metres (15ft) reaching weights of up to 14 tonnes (3100 lbs) In both species the wing span is roughly 22 times the length of the body

Despite their status as an ocean giant manta rays feed on some of the smallest organisms in the sea They are planktivores feeding especial-ly on zooplankton tiny animals such copepods mysid shrimps and arrow worms Mantas are known to make seasonal migrations in order to take advantage of particularly abundant areas of food

What are Mantas

Mantas are found all around the world however some important differences in range and habi-tat exist between the oceanic mantas and their smaller reef manta counterparts Both species live pelagic lives in the open ocean visiting reefs to feed and be cleaned However oceanic mantas have the wider geographic range of the two species occurring in tropical sub-tropical and temperate waters This species is more mi-gratory in its nature commonly sighted along productive coastlines with regular upwellings oceanic island groups and offshore pinnacles and seamounts Reports of this species range from to 31ordmN (South Carolina USA) and 36ordmS (North Island New Zealand) The resident reef mantas are more commonly sighted inshore around coral reefs tropical island groups atolls and bays as well as along productive coast-lines As the name suggests this species is more resident to tropical waters with smaller home ranges

NOVEMBER 2014 DYMAG 24photography Dan Manta Trust


The Manta Trust was founded in 2011 to co-or-dinate global research and conservation efforts for these amazing animals A UK Registered Charity the Trust brings together a number of projects from around the globe both new and long-standing including the Republic of Maldives Sri Lanka Mexico and Indonesia By conducting long-term robust studies into manta populations in these locations we aim to build the solid foundations upon which Govern-ments NGOrsquos and conservationists can make informed and effective decisions to ensure the long term survival of these animals and their habitat

Who is the Manta Trust

NOVEMBER 2014 DYMAG 26 NOVEMBER 2014 DYMAG 26photography Dan Manta Trust


Every single morning starts off with getting everything on the boat From our snorkeling gear to the food we need itrsquos a bit of a hectic rush to get everything ready so that we can set sail Once everything is set itrsquos off to go manta spotting Cruising around in our trusty little dhoni we visit all the spots that are well known for manta sightings Standing on top of the dhoni scanning the seas for shadows underwa-ter maybe a fin or a splash of their pectorals it doesnrsquot matter At the first sight of one itrsquos time to go in the water

While one of the team stays up on the boat to shout directions at us the rest will swim to-wards the elusive mantas all trying to get the ever important ID shot Now the ID area is un-der the belly of the mantas so you have to do a lot of free diving if you work for the Manta Trust Of course everything isnrsquot so smooth when you first start out You have to time your dives in order to avoid disturbing their natural behavior So therersquos a lot of trial and error during the first few days God knows how many mantas Irsquove missed

But after a few days most probably yoursquoll get everything down pat and yoursquoll be free diving like a pro But that doesnrsquot mean the mantas are going to take it easy on you Sometimes theyrsquoll just turn around and leave right before they get to you Therersquos a lot of silent cursing at times like these mainly because yoursquore waiting there underwater for them to get to you hoping you donrsquot run out of air first

What do we do

Once wersquove recorded and identified each manta at the site we move on On a good day wersquoll visit 4 or maybe 5 hotspots spending about 5 or 6 hours at sea And once we get back home to Landaa thatrsquos when the real fun begins Office work IDing time Ah yes yoursquore not just done after swimming around in the ocean Remem-ber all those pictures that were taken during the day Well now you have to go through the man-ta database and ID every single one of them And sort them out according to their locations as well So yeah therersquos a lot of work outside of just swimming with mantas as well


So why do we do all this Why go through all this trouble Itrsquos so we can understand and learn more about these gentle creatures There is still so much to learn and find out We take ID shots so that we can complete the manta database as well as learn about their migration patterns population density when and where mantas show up etc Therersquos still so much to learn compared to what we have discovered so far And to put it quite simply itrsquos because we love what we do Ask anyone and theyrsquoll be glad to go on for hours about why they love man-tas To be honest these guys are some of the most passionate people Irsquove met Theyrsquoll gladly work around the clock studying these gentle giants and educating people about them And Irsquom more than glad that I get to do all of it with them

To be honest it bothers me that so many Mal-divians donrsquot know about these creatures And not just mantas but the ocean as a whole We as a people need to understand that we have to study and understand our oceans more We are linked to it in nearly every way whether we like it or not And working for organizations such as Manta Trust is a very good way of learning and working for something beneficial at the same time

The opportunities are endless From swimming with 150 or so mantas in Hanifaru or meeting two whale sharks in one day to going to local islands and giving presentations and raising awareness about mantas and ocean conserva-tion

Wersquove seen some big things happen this year Due to the combined efforts of all the volun-teers and staff at Manta Trust the Maldives now has the biggest manta database in the entire world over 3500 different Mantas have now been identified And one other really good piece of news was the government passing the law so that all species of rays are now protected by law So yeah that was a huge morale boost I could go on and on but letrsquos not shall we I just hope that more and more Maldivians start to take an active interest in the ocean and start to learn more about it If I could Irsquod bring every single Maldivian out to Hanifaru to swim with the mantas You have to see them first hand to understand how special they are So yeah go out and get in the ocean Who knows Maybe yoursquoll fall in love with it too



Itrsquos not every day that someone gets lost in a country Especially in a country that barely holds 300 000 people Especially a journalist a free thinker As I write this I have no idea what lies in my future Would I even have one Will Moyameehaa be the only missing person poster on the walls between ripped out ads for toothbrushes shampoos and a baggy jean Maybe Maybe not

I didnrsquot have the honor of knowing him but that does not mean that he isnrsquot important I read a lot of his articles and from what I know of his Twitter account he seems to be an all-around well loved amazing human being and honestly there is no good reason for someone to go missing None Not in this country I used to have such high hopes but today I think Irsquom beginning to understand why most of the youth population in this country wants to leave this place Itrsquos not because the world out there is wide and big and definitely not because we donrsquot have a Starbucks Itrsquos because we are losing (if not already lost) faith in this country Actually not the country but what the country has become No one is safe No one

I cannot say that I will go out tonight and return home Itrsquos not normal that my parents have to check up on me every half hour when I am out and itrsquos not normal that roads have become a battle between how fast I can walk home without being harassed or worse being abducted Itrsquos not normal that a kid cannot even dream of a future because there is none

Call me a cynic but what hope is there when someone has been missing for more than 2 months and the services who are there to serve us are more concerned about some per-son who stole two lotion bottles What kind of justice is this where criminals can run free and someone who steals a piece of bread to feed their poor children has to suffer Is this what Islamic Shariah is because I have been taught that it is the religion of peace and I will till my death bed believe in that because itrsquos not the religion that is at fault here it is the people

The people who think they can do anything in the name of religion The people who have the power who donrsquot even look below at us poor souls hands in the air with signs that are left unread with words that are echoes into an abyss that never gets heard We are all Moyameehaa and if the youth of this country cannot trust in the government or the police or the majlis then what good is this place Are we constantly going to school getting a menial job and starting a family to continue generations of ignorance and being told that our voices are not loud enough or that the blood that run in our veins are far inferior to theirs so we can never have a chance of being anything but ordinary I refuse to believe that just like Moyameehaa did If all freethinkers in this country keep disappearing then we have no hope for anything to get better

Can we heal this countryby Yuna



I am so very tired I just wish that things would get better Until then I will keep voicing my opinion because this is all I have left

To friends and family of Moyameehaa

First of all I am really really sorry No one should ever have to go through the never-ending pain of having a loved one being taken away from them no one I will be going to every rally you hold to every event Irsquoll be there emotionally if not physically to voice my thoughts about this injustice Know that the youth of this country (or at least the people I know) are in solidarity with Moyameehaa and we stand against everything that naysay-ers have been saying We believe in the same philosophies and ways that he believes in and in taking him out what they donrsquot know is that they have created even more Moyameehaarsquos be-cause we are all Moyameehaa

To the president and Police Service

You are all citizens of this coun-try like Moyameehaa Stand in his shoes What if he was your son Would you not do every-thing in your power to find him Would you not look through every rock and hard place to get answers He might be one person but what he stood for was bigger than that You might think this is not a big issue but what if every day that passes by a person kept getting missing Would you still not care Does not the same blood run in all our veins Are we not brothers and sisters in Islam Please Just Please Help Find Him

To the people who think it is good that he is missing

HOW DARE YOUDo you realize what you are even saying YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU ARE HAPPY THAT ONE HUMAN BEING IS MISSING Does he deserve it NO Does anyone deserve it No We believe in Islam and if anyone has even wronged us or if we have ever wronged anyone we will be pay-ing the price because Allahrsquos law is perfect and YOU DO NOT have any right to wish ill upon others How do you sleep at night How do you walk past the streets see the missing posters and not feel guilty I sincerely hope that you come to your senses because if you breed more of this hatred this country would be no more There is nothing but a thin line left and your words are the scissors and all the adhesive in the world cannot mend broken faith so if you have even a bit of decency left you wonrsquot do that You will pray for the life of your fellow brother and we will pray for forgiveness of your and our sins



by Hoodh

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR FRIEND


Overcome with a pro-found sense of loss and deep feelings of fear we unwillingly observe the

81st day since the disappearance of Ahmed Rizwan or better known to his peers and friends as lsquoMoyamee-halsquo from his popular Twitter handle

As I write this missive it is now 81 days 13 hours 19 minutes and 22 seconds since we last heard from Rizwan

Moyameeha is a champion of de-mocracy and a strong believer that the pen is mightier than the sword or even any other means of force I knew him for the briefest of time but his easy smile amicable nature and intelligence on many matters made it very hard not like him His legacy is one of great endeavors towards journalistic truth and reporting on many difficult and taboo subjects and content most others would shy away from

Moyameeha is a maverick an out-spoken critic a skilled poet a won-der filled philosopher an insatiable mind a learned scholar an intel-lectual persona with an extensively colorful vocabulary but most of all he is a friend

His disappearance has struck a disconcerting chord of fear high and low in the Maldivian community and no where is this more true than the

slight Maldivian Twitter community Make no mistake we are all Moya-meeha If we stand by and watch this transgression on our freedom today than tomorrow it will be each and ev-eryone of us that goes out like lights in a blacked out city Think back to the terror of the first violent gang related stabbings of the early 2000s Think back to the radical escalation and the resulting desensitization of our society as a whole to these in-human crimes This is the genesis of a new reign of terror Next thing we know we will be going through the motions of consoling families upon families when their sons daughters fathers and mothers are the unfortu-nate target of disappearances Not because we really care but because itrsquos the polite lsquoproperrsquo thing to do Is this not an apt description of the vileness we tolerate in all the gang related violence because thankfully it wasnrsquot us So we will don the mask of feigned empathy and we will say kind words but inside wersquoll just be glad that it wasnrsquot us Wersquoll lock our doors and hide our loved ones we will berate our children for being out too late or going out too much Too afraid to speak out or act our entire existence will dwindle into one of fear and a ball of apprehension deep in our guts And soon enough we will stop living fully formed puppets to our growing fears On that day a rueful few will think back to this day The day our friend peer and champi-on disappeared And we will lament

our cowardice and our inaction But then it will have become too late

Most of us forget that for all the evils that plague our community that we ourselves are stakeholders in form-ing this community This means that we can actively have an effect on the way our lives play out Now whether this effect is positive or negative is entirely up to the individual person meaning itrsquos up to you and me Some of the issues we face are deeply rooted and may seem insurmount-able but is it not our only recourse to at the very least attempt to make a difference Is it not our duty to ourselves and those we hold dear to make our little patch of the world a little bit better Given that we cannot move mountains alone but together there is nothing humanity cannot do We can create a brighter future if we were so inclined

One of the people who believes in this idea most vehemently is our Moyameeha

Letrsquos FindMoyameeha today

Originally published on silvertonguedrakewordpresscom


I refer to him as Rilube

Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla also known as Moyameehaa is a son brother uncle friend a journalist a writer an artist a poet and a strong advocate of human rights who has been missing since 8th August 2014

I met this young man 9 years ago and since then we have managed to uphold a close-knit companionship My first reminiscence with Rilu was when I had him say ldquokalhusai kirusairdquo in order to get a clearer sight of his two silver false teeth The moment I discovered that Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day was one of the songs which topped his playlist I knew we would get along fairly well And we did every passing day

I used to hear from him diurnally but itrsquos been more than a month since I last heard from My highlight of the day was him chanting ldquoGOODO MORNONGO EMU EMU EMUrdquo at the break of dawn ldquoEmu why are you so cuterdquo is a rhetorical ques-tion he usually throws in my way Oh how I crave to see once again his handsome face his pouts when hersquos being adamant his merry laughter when hersquos delighted How pleasant would it be if hersquos still here Sleep and wake up to his texts

Enduring his complains and whines was also a regular part of my day I swear he comes up with the most pointless grumbles and I would have a hard time convincing him otherwise The last day we talked he complained of having a huge tummy and was upset because minersquos flat ldquoLifersquos not fair on merdquo he said So what even if your tummy is huge We have seen whatrsquos inside Rilu A placid soul and we have fallen in love with that

Driving around Malersquo pinning his ears on Nusrat music and stopping by Bodu Magu to have a joospetty would be his leisure pursuit He would devour the whole joospetty till the last sip as if itrsquos a sacred drink and often tell me off for my lack of interest in joospetty It was more amusing to watch him have it with passion hehe Afterwards he would roll a tobacco cigarette with aptitude and puff out clouds of smoke

Though he refers to himself as Moya-meehaa hersquos very much sane and well balanced In fact hersquos one of the most lucid people Irsquove met He knew what he was up to okay A freethinker who used to cogitate on aspects of life He ques-tioned and perceived answers He was inclined to form his own opinions rather than depend upon authority which exhib-ited boldness of speculation skeptical of authority He never lost his morality Mad mad society When a man goes missing priority must be given to find him rather than pondering over his religious stanc-es And that too using the minimal facts yoursquove got If you donrsquot know Rilu well donrsquot give yourself the ability to judge himHis words coerced them Threats from the ignorant and criminal not the pla-giarisms of the envious is the sincerest form of flattery for an author Journalists are frequently subjected to such threats intimidation and attacks but thatrsquos no reason for the rest of us to forfeit and seal our lips and pens We have responsibili-ties as citizens to our community Raise your voice shout it aloud donrsquot hold back FIND MOYAMEEHAA

Government bodies need to take this matter into serious consideration as this is a menace to the media freedom Wersquore fretting over a missing person not a miss-ing tooth It was disheartening to have noticed that silence from the President when questioned signals that Maldives is apathetic when a citizenrsquos whereabouts are unknown

But whatrsquos preventing the family and friends from gathering more informa-tion about the fate of their loved one I assume political rivalries among the political forces have contributed to ensur-ing that this issue has remained on the back-burner Keeping demanding for up to date elucidation from MvPolice We donrsquot want Rilu in our hearts only we want him present here with us as well When hersquos not around the whole world seems depopulated

I miss him and I need him to come back as soon as possible He never failed to cheer me up when I was feeling low he slapped me back to my senses whenev-er I headed astray He was there for me when numerous people bowed out He assured me that he would be here for me ALWAYS I can never get enough of his humor and merry laughter He made me laugh so hard that tears rolled down my cheeks Now Irsquom left to shed tears of devastation for him Please stay safe Rilu where ever you are Please help us find Moyameehaa

The days when I first met Rilu (2006 Mysore)

Oh Riluwhere art thouby Eama


RiluA beautiful human being

evanescened on 8th August 2014With only sweet reminisces photographs and his words

to fill an empty void

Persistent prayers and passionate criesRilu where are you

A voice not heard but always therea serene flourish

Hearts aching eyes espyingminds yearning the door will open

You shall return to usHope has a chance to linger

A poem for Rilu by Eama Moosa This shall be the first rhyme he reads when he comes back


Sure Apart from the occasional riots and out of hand expatriate situation there is nothing wrong in the Maldives the island nation country hosting the blinding white beaches Or so a tourist would say It wouldnrsquot take a specific maldivian to prove the statement wrong Even the most patriotic children of the country now weep for its condition

Once upon a time people cried in fright when the news anchor announced that a Maldivian murdered another Maldivian Their hands rose skyward and starting praying to bless the country and let it be in peace The clouds shifted for a while and the wind brought darker clouds as the government and the citizens slept through the final days of sunny peace Killing became old news for the once frightened Maldivians followed by child abuse and rape Youngsters claiming to be gang members of unimpressive names started to crop up from every corner of every street Maldivians became habituated to the killings and inhumane suffering of our own

And then the sun rose to add a new atrocious act to the existing long list He is a son a brother a dear friend to many a brilliant journalist and an outspoken human rights activist who was very vocal about his opinions He is Rilwan Abdulla allegedly abducted from Hulhumale and missing for 66 days and counting Shock-ing you say Yes this is the first case of its kinds to strike terror in hearts of so many in Maldives But it isnrsquot the first disappear-ance in the Maldives

Rumors allegations and ldquoprofession-alrdquo reports aside Rilwan is among the handful of tolerant Maldivians who actively tried to coexist with the other individuals regardless of the differences A model young Maldivian who lends a helping hand to anyone who is in need A journalist who never capped his pen just because someone disagreed with him So comes the question why Rilwan

FINDMOYA-MEE-HAA


Theories from various bodies and peo-ple who have been following this matter claim that this was an act of religious extremists in Maldives Rilwan is regarded as a freethinker and his rationality prob-ably made more sense than the people who claim to know more about the religion than the rest of the population It was later rumored that Rilwan held important information regarding Dr Afra-sheems murder and that was the reason why he was abducted According to the report Rilwan was working on a report to expose the murderer of Dr Afrasheem and the corruptions in the system If this is the case where is this project and who is this parliament member who disclosed the information about the murderer Police never found out

Police did find out about one thing At the night of abduction a witness allegedly saw two people forcing a man into a red car In the process they allegedly dropped a knife to the ground and fled the scene Police discovered this knife took a witness report and then the knife went out of existence No one knows about the knife anymore Not to men-tion they couldnrsquot get a fingerprint on the knife either And disregard that it was profiled that it was a red car and the fact that no cars can go out of Hulhum-ale except to the airport Police could not pinpoint which car it was After the abduction they never c ontrolled any ter-minals to and from Hulhumale as if they almost entertained the possibility that he was moved out of the city

Maybe they have enough evidence to come to that conclusion It was reported later that the telecommunications service provider confirmed that the last cell activity was recorded in Malersquo the same night at around 236 in the morning But does this really mean he is somewhere in Malersquo If so are police searching Publicly nothing is certain It very possible that the abductor came to Malersquo with his phone and disposed of it while Rilwan is still kept hostage at Hulhumale If so canrsquot anyone pinpoint the location of the last cell activity and see whether there was

a CCTV camera within range These are desperate scramblings of worried minds flurry of thoughts of broken hearts Questions regarding the investigation went unanswered for two long weeks and then MPS responded with a statement that they have hope of finding Rilwan and that he will come back soon till then the family was urged to sit tight

False hope is the worst thing in the world you keep on dreaming for something to happen and when it doesnt you are devastated by it So is the Maldives Police Service giving false hope to the family and friends If not do they have any leads Itrsquos understandable if they are not willing to address it in the public or keeping the leads to themselves in order to aid the investigation and we were thinking that too Until recently they told public that if the family and friends of Ril-wan kept quiet there is a high probability that he would be found now But surely it understood that keeping quiet is not the easiest thing to do in the aftermath on the emotional devastation caused by such an incident Apart from the very direct messages it gives to the public and the scapegoating nature of responsible institutions charge with the task of keep-ing the citizens safe it hints to another grim message leads have run dry and we as a nation are waiting for a miracle to

happen One thing is certain playing the blame game on either side is not going to bring Rilwan back

The age old cliche goes ldquoThere is a first time for everythingrdquo but the mere thought of abductions becoming a norm in such a small country like this is terrify-ing While disappearances are not new to the Maldives this is one of the most high profile cases of itrsquos kind After Rilwans dis-appearance there have been reports that a young girl age of 16 Malrsquoha has gone missing (reported that she ran from home and is currently hiding from her par-ents) and a Maldivian 29 years Ahmed Shimhad has gone missing in Sri Lanka Cases like these are increasingly under the microscope of public scrutiny amid an atmosphere of increasing general paranoia We are all thinking it Am I safe Will my Facebook post or Tweet cause me to vanish tomorrow It all started with one We cannot allow Ahmed Ril-wans become like the lsquoLindbergh babyrsquo case of Maldives If the government is so concerned about the abductions as they claim to be and since they already know that they have made huge efforts and failed to find the abducted why havenrsquot they contacted professionals from other countries to aid the investigation Its not like it didnrsquot show up on the international communities radar Many international bodies have showed their concern over the abduction of Rilwan while the Maldiv-ian government and the Maldives Police Service continue their everyday routine in autopilot mode Can we ever see him again

We must not let FindMoyameeha fizzle away This atrocious crime must galvan-ise our society high and low to ensure that something like this never happens again in this small island nation we call home

A journal-ist who never capped his pen just because someone dis-agreed with him So comes the question why Rilwan

ldquo


Busting Myths about

Breast CancerNote The following article has been taken from WeeklyCitizencom

We donrsquot know very much about Breast Cancer even though every year during October we wear pink ribbons and chant things like ldquosave boo-biesrdquo or celebrate No Bra Day A disease like breast cancer can be a mortal battle fraught with overwhelming stress and dev-astating physical and emotional impact Confronting breast cancer is made even more difficult when fictions get caught up with the facts Herersquos a myth-busting look at breast cancer risks


Myth Breast cancer only affects older women

Myth Only people with a family history of breast cancer are at risk

Myth Breast cancer is preventable or if yoursquore at risk therersquos little you can do to prevent breast cancer

Myth Men donrsquot get breast cancer

Fact Breast cancer doesnrsquot discriminate Al-though it most often strikes women between ages 55 and 65 women of all ages should be diligent about screenings and be aware of their risk factors ldquoDiagnosing breast cancer in its earliest most treatable stage is difficult in young women whose breast tissue is general-ly denser than that of older women making mammogram and physical exam unreliable There is also the common belief among young women that theyrsquore simply too young to develop the disease said Dr Gale England an Advocate Medical Group breast surgeon Downers Grove Illinois

Fact ldquoMost women who get breast cancer do not have a family history Only 20 percent of new breast cancer cases are related to heredi-tyrdquo England said

Fact While breast cancer is not preventable there are things a woman can do to lower her risk such as losing weight if shersquos obese getting regular exercise and limiting alcohol consumption Some factors that increase the risk of breast cancer are mostly uncontrolla-ble such as age personal and family breast cancer history genetic factors first menstrual period before age 12 menopause after 55 breast density and race according to the Na-tional Breast Cancer Coalition

Fact Yes men do get breast cancer but it is not common The chance of a man getting breast cancer is 100 times less than women England said

Misinterpretation 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer

Myth Wearing an underwire bra increases your risk of getting breast cancer

Myth A family history of breast cancer mat-ters only on the motherrsquos side

Myth Most breast lumps are cancerous

Myth Mammograms prevent breast cancer

Fact Your risk increases as you get older Itrsquos more accurate to say 1 in 8 women who reach the age of 80 can expect to develop breast cancer ldquoIn each decade of life the risk of getting breast cancer is actually lower than 12 percent for most womenrdquo according to BreastCancerorg

Fact There is no scientific evidence that wearing an underwire bra causes ldquobreast can-cer by blocking the drainage of lymph fluid from the bottom of the breast so it canrsquot get back into your bodyrdquo according to BreastCan-cerorg

Fact Itrsquos now known that a history of breast cancer in the women on a fatherrsquos side is just as relevant as a womanrsquos family history on the motherrsquos side Hereditary breast cancer can be passed down from the fatherrsquos side ac-cording to BreastCancerorg

Fact Eight out of 10 lumps that women may feel in their breasts are not cancerous ac-cording to BreastCancerorg ldquoA benign lump can be a collection of normal or hyperactive breast gland cells or it may be a water-filled sac (cyst)rdquo according to its website

Fact Mammograms do not prevent breast cancer but they are a screening tool that will detect cancer that is already in the breast ldquoThey are tools for early detection which im-proves survivalrdquo England said


by Thihnaan

Many factors in the body trigger in order to put you to sleep The body has an internal clock system of rough-ly 24 hours which is set for you to sleep at night and stay awake at day But how does this happen

image sableandoxcouk SEPTMEBER 2014 DYMAG 39

Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA


Inside the body a compound called adenosine comes into play When you are awake the level of adenosine in the body

rises and when it reaches a certain limit it signals you to sleep During sleep your body breaks down adenos-ine and the process repeats This how-ever is one of the factors mentioned earlier Another compound known as melatonin a hormone is released at the peak of the evening which leads you to feel drowsy eventually helping you to sleep Light sensitive pigments in the eye also pick up the environ-mental conditions whether it is light or dark which also contributes to your sleep patterns

The internal clock system changes with age For example melatonin is released much later in the evening for teenagers which explains why they tend to fall asleep later at night than adults and newborns However due to stress or a feeling of fear or excite-ment the hormones in your body are altered and the sleep pattern is dis-turbed This can result in poor sleep leaving your groggy in the morning

Unfortunately for some people this may be the case more often than not There are many reported cases of being unable to sleep or stay asleep for an adequate amount of time This is medically referred to as insomnia Insomniac people are classified into two categories those who experience difficulty for several nights (roughly up to three weeks) whose insomnia fades on its own and those who experience insomnia which lasts for more than three weeks and need medical atten-tion

Insomnia can be caused due to several reasons If you are a woman experiencing the menstrual period it is common to have insomnia as it has been correlated with low levels of pro-gesterone (a hormone) which interfere with the sleeping process The same is also true for women nearing their menopause In these cases insomnia will often fade away on its own and is not really a problem

However if you have experienced dif-ficulty in sleeping despite having time and not being under stress for three nights in a row or so it is important to seek medical attention Insomnia can be a symptom for many fatal cases as well such as neurological disorders heart diseases or mental disorders Always remember that insomnia can also be caused by an unhealthy habit in your lifestyle Abuse of over the counter drugs such as sleeping pills pain killers etc and overuse of caffeine can also result in lack of sleep

To reduce any onset of insomnia try practicing good sleeping habits Fades of blue light from the dim glow of the TV phones etc should be avoided during sleep Try reducing the naps and replacing it with a long peaceful sleep at night Use the aid of an alarm clock to wake up every day at a partic-ular time and remind yourself to sleep at a set time every day to adjust your internal clock All these are helpful to make sure you are well rested for a good days work


Backbiting is a disease that is perhaps more pernicious than the notorious Ebola virus or any other virus for that matter Moreover it is more prevalent in our com-munities than almost everything else that is forbidden in Islam Indeed no one is safe from this vicious epidemic save a few

Backbiting is defined as speaking about a Muslim in his absence and saying things that he would not like to have spread around or mentioned By that definition saying something about a Muslim in his presence and saying things he would not mind if spread around or said in his ab-sencemdashsuch as praising and commending himmdashdo not come under the heading of backbiting

Backbiting about your fellow Muslim is tantamount to eating his dead flesh as Allah describes it in the Qurrsquoaan He says [interpretation of the meaning]

ldquohellipneither backbite one another Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother You would hate it (so hate back-biting) And fear Allah Verily Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance Most Mercifulrdquo [4912] Backbiting can occur in many forms often in ways we havenrsquot thought of before For instance it is backbiting whether it is done using verbal means through writings or by making a gesture indicating or pointing out with onersquos eyes hand or head

Imam Nawawirsquos (d 767 H) principle for understanding what backbiting is that anything that causes onersquos audience to understand the defects found in certain peoplemdashwhether or not he mentions him by namemdashcomes under backbitingThe following five points might come in need the next time you backbite or hear someone backbiting

The Epidemicof Backbitingby Mohamed Allam Naeem


The following five points might come in need the next time you backbite or hear someone backbiting

1 It is your duty to stop people from back-bitingIf you are in a gathering where the people are backbiting about someone you have to admonish and advise them to stop it Donrsquot let anyone backbite another in your presence If someone does shut him up and tell him it is forbidden in Islam 2 Your excuse might not be as justifiable as you might thinkIf you are backbiting about someone on the grounds that you are prepared to say that in front of him or you think that he would not mind it then think again Perhaps he would actually get angry or he would act courteous in front of you when he would really be offended and hate you for it 3 You are handing out your own good deeds for freeEven if you dismiss what you did of back-biting thinking that it was just a couple of mere words or that you did it just to pass the time in a gathering you will still be held accountable for it Indeed you will be standing on the Day of Judgment and those whom you did backbite will take revenge from you They will take from your good deeds and if that runs out you will have to bear some of their bad deeds How great a catastrophe it will be if that happens when you need the good deeds mostIn essence you are lsquodonatingrsquo your good deeds to whomever you backbite Hence Abdulla bin al-Mubaarak said If I were to backbite someone I would surely back-bite my parents for they have the most right to (receive) my good deeds

4 You might be in the same boat as them somedayJust like you would hate to become the object of gossip and slander in other peo-plersquos gatherings others would hate it too So clean your tongue and your gatherings of backbiting

5 You cannot afford to participate in someone elsersquos sinIf the backbiter doesnrsquot find any ear which listens to him backbiting he would not backbite So if you lend your ear to him and do not rebuke him you are encour-aging him If you neither rebuke him nor leave that gathering you are participating with him in committing that sin And that you cannot afford because you have enough sins of your own to deal with If for some reason you find it difficult or impossible to stop him then it is not permissible for you to be in that gathering any longer

Despite all that that was mentioned be-fore there are certain situations in which backbiting is permitted which can be explained under six headings

1 Complaining It is OK for the oppressed to complain to the ruler or judge and others who have the power or authority to get justice

2 Seeking to change evil and bringing back a sinner to the right path For ex-ample telling someonersquos parents about what their kid is doing so that they might stop him However this should be done in order to put an end to the evil and if this condition is not met it is forbidden

3 Seeking a religious ruling or a fatwa Due to the necessity of it Islam allows mentioning the faults of others in this case This includes for example saying to a mufti (scholar) ldquomy father (or brother or a certain person) did this and that does he have a right to do thatrdquoHowever it is worth mentioning that if this could be done without specifically mentioning a person then it is better

4 Warning and advising Muslims against evil This includes warning someone who is keeping company with those who drink alcohol or are thieves or warning someone who is giving his female relative in marriage to someone or someone unknowingly buying faulty goods and so on But this should be done for the sake of advising only

5 When one commits sins openly If some-one commits sins openly such as seizing peoplersquos money unlawfully or drinking alcohol out in the open then it is permis-sible to talk about him But that should be limited to that particular aspect only and it is forbidden to mention any other faults of him

6 Defining or identifying someone Sup-pose someone is known by his nickname such as lsquothe blind guyrsquo or lsquothe deaf guyrsquo then it is ok to mention him by that name if the goal is to identify him This must not be done in order to belittle him and it is preferable if he can be identified by a more appropriate name

May Allah save us all from backbiting

Backbiting about your fellow Muslim is tantamount to eat-ing his dead flesh

ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood

I have tried and I have failed she saidI have tried and I have failed he said

They both tried finding the right personThey both failed for the same reason

Love and care trust and understanding she neededWas them all he too heededLost in love betrayed in trust

They vowed to search till in peace they rust

If only they would search in each other


Celebrating World Food Day this October 16th

Here are some surprising facts about certain foods that will help you eat healthy to stay healthy

1 Broccoli ndash While everyone rushes to oranges for a source of vitamin C to treat common colds only a handful of people are aware that broccoli has twice the amount of vitamin C compared to an orange Moreover it has almost the same amount of calcium as whole milk and is usually better absorbed into the bloodstream for healthier bones and teeth

2 Onions ndash Apart from the enhanced taste which makes it a must for every recipe onions contain Sulphur com-pounds which help to detoxify the body They are also great for healing muscles and tissues because they help cells repair

3 Tomato paste ndash As peculiar as this may sound it has been found that tomatoes should be replaced with tomato paste Tomato paste contains lycopene which is a chemical that prevents arteries from being blocked so your heart is healthy It is also advised to replace ketchup with tomato paste because tomato sauce has more sugar

4 Marshmallows ndash Turns out marshmallows arenrsquot just your sugar bags only good for roasting at BBQs Marsh-mallows have been found to relieve sore throats The marshmallow plant has medicinal properties which have been used by ancient Egyptians for this purpose as well

5 Tuna ndash While you take your daily dose of tuna for that protein boost do you know that you are making the job easier for your heart Tuna contains omega-3 fatty acids which are excellent at keeping your blood pressure low Moreover it helps keep the level of bad cholesterol in the body low so you lose weight The fatty acid also triggers a hormone in your body which keeps the metabolism high further reducing obesity or any occurrence of a heart disease

6 Cucumbers ndash Why go for just whole grains or wheat with fibre when you can have more than enough with cu-cumbers Cucumbers help you keep your calorie intake low because it gives you the sensation that you are full At the same time it improves your digestion and bowel movement Cucumbers help clear away any toxins or waste that may have accumulated in your large intestine

7 Dates ndash Dates are encouraged during breakfasting for a good reason When the body begins to absorb the high nutritional value in dates such as several vitamins and minerals feeling of hunger is satisfied and it helps prevent overeating Moreover dates aid with preventing abdominal cancer

8 Kiwifruits ndash This fruit is a DNA repairer and immune system booster It also helps make collagen fibres which keep your skin firm Kiwifruits have very low glycemic index meaning it does not raise blood sugar levels in-stantly This is great news for people with diabetes be-cause they can enjoy the goodness of kiwifruits as well

FoodFactsby Thihnaan


Yummy TalksBanana Bread with a Twist

by Munshi

Herersquos what yoursquoll need

- 100 g softened butter plus some for greasing the pan- 23 cup of caster sugar- 1 beaten egg- 1 cup all purpose flour- 1 cup almond meal- 2 tsp baking powder- 2 tsp cinnamon powder- 4 very ripe large bananas (about 8 inch-es long)- 2 handfuls of chopped walnuts- 50 ml milk- A dash of maple syrup (about 2 tsp)

Method

1 Pre-head oven to 180 degrees Celcius Grease a loaf pan with butter line it with baking paper

2 In a large bowl mix the butter sugar and egg Then slowly mix in flour almond meal baking powder and cinnamon

3 Mash the bananas well and add the mixture Add the remanining ingredients and mix well

4 Pour the mixture into the greased or lined tray and bake for 50 minutes Check with a skewer if it is cooked and if it is not bake for extra 10-15 minutes (I tasted the battery from whatrsquos remanining in the bowl and got my mind blown)

5 Serve with vanilla ice cream butter chocolate syrup or any other preference

6 Invite your friends over and boast about how good a baker you are

Until next time M


Visit the Yummy Talks Blog atyummytalkswordpresscomfor more recipes

Thank you for readingSee you in December

Photo by Toby

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Dhi Youth Movement began in early 2012 as a small initiative by a few young inspired individuals in Malersquo with the vision to bring a positive change to society by empowering young people to actively contribute to society

Our group with a strong following on Facebook was used to mobilize volunteers for a flash freeze on 29th March 2012 and since then there has been no turning back

We officially got registered as an NGO on 12th of December 2012 as Dhivehi Youth Movement under the Associations and Societies Act of the Maldives (Act No 12003)

Any and all Maldivians between the age of 16 and 27 are welcome to join DYM And everyonersquos ideas and thoughts are welcome and appreciated


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Eama Dan



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Infirmities in Life

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Searchingby DBlood




















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Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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DYMRECOMMENDS








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12

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What are Mantas











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Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























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Searchingby DBlood




















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Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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Busting Myths about























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Searchingby DBlood




















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Until next time M




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by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























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Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



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Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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Busting Myths about























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Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























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Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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What are Mantas











What do we do


























by Hoodh










































FINDMOYA-MEE-HAA











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Busting Myths about























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Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























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Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























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Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















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Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


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by Hoodh










































FINDMOYA-MEE-HAA











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Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth




























by Hoodh










































FINDMOYA-MEE-HAA











ldquo


Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth












































FINDMOYA-MEE-HAA











ldquo


Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth














ldquo


Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth





Busting Myths about























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth
























by Thihnaan



Infirmities in Life

INSOMNIA






























ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth

































ldquo


Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth





Bloodwritings

Searchingby DBlood




















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth


















by Munshi



Method







Until next time M




Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth







Photo by Toby


twittercomDhiYouth




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