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Category: Maldives

The Maldives: 60 Years of Independence

Header image with a red, green and white background, featuring a black & white image of Maldivian and British officials signing documents with the text 'The Maldives: 60 Years of Independence'.

By Sophia Nasif (www.sophianasif.com / @sophianasif) On the 26th July 2025, the Republic of Maldives will celebrate 60 years of Independence from the British. To mark this occasion, our Higher Education Lead & Maldives Representative, Sophia Nasif, has written up a brief history of the Maldives’ European colonial era. The Portuguese Period (1518–1573) The Portuguese […]

Roots to Routes, Naduha’s Story

I was born and raised in the concrete heart of the Maldives, in a home where tradition lived inthe quiet details of daily life. Both sides of my family were filled with artists and storytellers,and I grew up surrounded by the hum of creativity in every corner. Art was never just a hobby;it was part […]

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