male from the beach

Jaded Feminist to the Rescue?

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May 2nd 2009
After having the best day I could possibly imagine yesterday everything took an ugly turn. The white sand and blue water had washed any almost every worry in the world but my heart sank along with the sun. After a lengthy unpaid meeting I went to get money from a bank machine as I had finally spent all of my airport money. There was a long line up, 'men' were hissing at me and saying things unde ... read more

Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

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The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated t... ... read more