Fuvahmulah: The Maldives’ Island of Exile, Mystery, and Untamed Beauty

An Island Unlike Any Other In the far southern reaches of the Maldives lies Fuvahmulah, the nation’s only atoll […]

Goodgooda- the adorable partner of Maldivian women

“Aiseifaane, mix a mound for goodugooda (traditional hookah). Where is Aamineifaane and others,” this is a typical call when a visitor

Located in the southern part of the Maldives archipelago, Fuvahmulah is a remarkable atoll with just one island. It is

Long before the Maldives became a 100% Muslim nation, these islands held a very different spiritual identity. For more than

We rarely see koaven or freshwater eels that inhabit our freshwater lakes (kilhi) in Fuvahmulah. We spot them mostly in aaro, the

Tiger sharks are among the ocean’s most formidable predators. Armed with powerful jaws and razor-sharp, serrated teeth, they are capable

When Fishing Was Forged by Hand In the early 1980s, I remember my father and his friends returning home with

Rasdhoo sandbank, Maldives, Photo credit: jumanjiphotos We normally use the terminology and descriptions of sandbanks in the context of their