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Maldives
Maldives Arrests, Deports Indian Teacher for Owning Bible    Published in 2011
NEW DELHI, October 21 (CDN) — Police in the island nation of Maldives held a teacher from India for about 15 days before deporting him on Oct. 14 for having a Bible in his house, a source said. Shijo Kokkattu, a 30-year-old Catholic and teacher at the Raafainu School in Raa ....
Muslims Force Expat Christian Teacher to Flee Maldives    Published in 2010
NEW DELHI, October 5 (CDN) — Authorities in the Maldives last week had to transport a Christian teacher from India off one of the Islamic nation’s islands after Muslim parents of her students threatened to expel her for “preaching Christianity.” On Wednesday night (Sept. 29) a ....
Prospects of Religious Freedom Appear Grim in Islamic Maldives    Published in 2010
MALÉ, Maldives, August 10 (CDN) — Visitors to this Islamic island nation get a sense of religious restrictions even before they arrive. The arrival-departure cards given to arriving airline passengers carry a list of items prohibited under Maldivian laws – including “materials ....
 
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