THE Maldives government has rejected a ban on dancing in public between men and women called by its own Islamic Affairs ministry. Presidential spokesman Abbas Riza says a circular issued by the ...

Colombo: The Maldives on Thursday moved to limit dancing in public between men and women, an official and a report said, amid signs of the growing influence of the nation's hardline religious party.

Presidential spokesman Abbas Riza says a circular issued by the ministry prohibiting dancing between men and women is not enforceable as it has no basis in Maldivian law. "There has not been and never ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Maldives government has rejected a ban on dancing in public between men and women called by its own Islamic Affairs ministry and ...

The Maldives on Thursday moved to limit dancing in public between men and women, an official and a report said, amid signs of the growing influence of the nation's hardline religious party. The ...

The Maldives government rejected Sunday a ban on dancing in public between men and women called by its own Islamic Affairs ministry and pledged that the honeymoon hotspot would remain a beacon of ...