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Aishath Aboobakr
Nov 23, 20233 min read
#KoraliReview: Jam Room EP by Fenfulhi
Fenfulhi is a band worth keeping tabs on.
Korali Staff
Nov 15, 20234 min read
What the $? - A Look at the Maldives Dollar Situation
What is up with the dollar? Why is there a shortage when we have over a million tourists coming into our country? What is to be done?
Aishath Aboobakr
Oct 26, 20233 min read
On Seeking Acknowledgement
Some thoughts on artists seeking acknowledgment and validation.
Aishath Aboobakr
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Shifting, Turning, Changing by Hassan Niyaz – A Review
Hassan Niyaz's debut exhibition at Art Gallery Male' marks the waypoints of an artist in transit. You can see flashes of realism here in...
Korali Staff
Jul 26, 20212 min read
The Flags of Our Past
The Maldivian flag owes its origins to the plain red ensigns of the Arab trading ships which poured out of the Arabian Peninsula and East...
Korali Staff
Jun 28, 20213 min read
A Look at Kula Dana by Nur Danya
Out in the sun sits a girl, painting to 80s hits and sometimes a playlist made by her younger sister. She paints an abstract map —...
Corona Daze
Jun 16, 20212 min read
#KoraliFiction: The Jewel
I look inward in this wan light. It gives me peace, finding this part of me, this little oasis of order in the wilderness. I smell its...
Korali Staff
Jun 10, 20212 min read
8 Bizarre Superstitions of the Maldives
Our Dhivehi society is rich in good and bad omens, some have been discarded and forgotten while others have survived and can be heard...
Haseena Manzil
Jun 4, 20212 min read
#KoraliFiction: Thanks for the Dance
I do all sorts of things when I'm bored, I fake myself some interest in the things people talk about these days, although it's always...
Ijunad Junaid
May 24, 20213 min read
Seeking Spirit
Seeking spirit during dark times is a rebellious act. As we lose our connection to community, love, and the earth, our instinct forces us...
Korali Staff
May 20, 20213 min read
In Memory of Sarudhaaru Dhon Manik
Today, we are honouring the memory of late Sarudhaaru Dhon Manik (Dhombe), a man who lived a life so extraordinary, to determine where to...
Korali Staff
May 11, 20212 min read
A (Not So) Short Note on Short Eats
Earlier this week, in the muggy heat of the afternoon, I was idling in my grandma’s kitchen as she readied the day’s sundown spread....
Korali Staff
May 3, 20215 min read
Stranger than Fiction Folk Tales: Huvadhoo
Marhaba, and welcome to the (terribly overdue) third edition of our folklore series. Created to help preserve an integral part of Dhivehi...
Noora Ismail
Apr 17, 20215 min read
#KoraliFiction: Fenuga Theyo
In the late hours of night, long after all light of day had dissipated, the sea encircling the city was black and endless. It draped over...
Korali Staff
Apr 6, 20213 min read
Mosques, Mandalas, and the Uncertainty of Our Roots
Our ancient past has always had a quality of ambiguity, a perpetual shroud hanging over it borne by our own disinterest in the history of...
Ibrahim Moosa Manik
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Talking About Faree
If Faree contains a message, it may be this: we are products of our social settings. As people embedded in particular milieus, Ahmed...
Zeek Ashraf
May 11, 20205 min read
The Plague: An Absurdist Guide to Surviving a Pandemic
If you’re reading this right now, chances are that you’ve been stuck at home for a few days – possibly a few weeks, and for some, even...
andhu4
Apr 27, 20204 min read
In Search of an Ehcheh Kalheh
In 1990 The 20th Century BC Band presented to the world ‘Ehcheh Kalheh’ live and for the first time. In the video four men are seen at...
Aishath Aboobakr
Feb 24, 20205 min read
Kula Sudha Ira — What Happened and Why
all right, i bet everyone is keen to know about kula sudha ira because rumours were doing the rounds, some said it was invitees only, my...
Corona Daze
Sep 24, 20193 min read
Flight from Light — On Araakaa’s art
On a Friday evening, at the ‘Blinkers Off’ exhibition at the Avahteri Gallery, I was observing a drawing, one of the larger portraits of...
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