Social
Issues which Influence and Impact the
Maldivian Society
(Compiled based on fb/social
media interactions/news headlines;2014 December)by Dr.Aishath Ali Naaz
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Child Abuse/Incest and Rape
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Issues related to bullying at school
and work environment
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Violence, aggression, gangs
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Drug abuse
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High Divorce rates and broken families
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Urbanization and its impact; Male’
being the central island where all basic services are located
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Inflation and how it is influencing the
life style of the common man
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Unattractive salaries and benefits to
locals employed in the private sector
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Over crowding of Male’; congested
living space, crowded unsafe roads
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Unemployed and unemployable youth
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Politicians taking advantage of naïve and
misinformed citizens
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Difficulty in getting appointments with
medical practitioners in hospitals in Male’ both in public and private
hospitals and the difficulty in staying in queue for long hours for
appointments
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Loss of faith and trust in the
judiciary
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Religious scholars meddling with
national politics creating confusion and chaos in the minds of citizens.
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Inequality of income; in equal
distribution of wealth and poverty
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Neglecting of the aged and old parents;
unresolved dilemmas of the aging population in the Maldives
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Initiation of smoking by very young
people
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High level of sexual promiscuity and
sexual deviations among the youth
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Corruption at all levels
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Character assassinations of prominent
persons, particularly those who enter politics
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Disruption of religious unity; one
section in extremist thought, others with secular thought etc
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Lack of awareness of judicial rights
and independence
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Lack of awareness of gender equality
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Increasing domestic violence, lack of
awareness of spousal rights
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Lack of awareness among youth that
minor selling of drugs is the pathway to drug trafficking and organized crime
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Lack of adequate extra curricular
activities for school going child and out of school youth
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Lack of awareness on deserved social
welfare from the state to its deserving citizens
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Loss of trust with public institutions
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Corruptions linked to politicians
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Developing racist attitude in Maldives
for foreign laborers of South Asian Origin
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It is left for us to do more social research in the above areas. Definitely we require more research, policy and plans to address these dilemmas which directly influence our society. This perhaps is not the most comprehensive list of social problems we face, neither is it presented in a hierarchy which can demonstrate which problem is more predominant over the other. For that, young people of Maldives, studying acorss the world, need to put their thinking caps on and begin to work. Your nation needs you , to address these and more challenges which has made our beautiful paradise one of the most horrendous places to live in. It is up to us to selflessly sacrifice and contribute to nation building. Happy new year....gift from me to all concerned citizens. In sha Allah in 2015 you will see me addressing these issues, either through write ups, research or other programs which I hope to bring to your attention.
