the honorable authoritarian dictator zaeemu leaves maldives!

The honorable authoritarian dictator zaeemu of the Maldives Coffee and Pigeons Party have left Maldives 2 days back, says Giantey the de facto leader.Un confirmed reports says that ex-zaeemu Learsion have already reached his destination; Mauritius.I have tried to confirm this report but i haven't succeeded in that yet.A taxi driver have reported, quoting from an MDP journalist; Ismaalube , that learsion left Maldives to find a way to fix the crack at Male’s northeastern reef.However most MCPW members believe that there is something fishy going on around here , there is some kinda conspiracy!

[Ex-Zaeemu learsion experimenting a water sample at an MCPW meeting-]

photo:moyameehaa's image library

2 weeks before he left Male' he have confirmed that Giantey could not and would not become the next zaeemu, but he would rather be promoted from Naibu-Zaeemu (trainee) to Naibu-Zaeemu.But Giantey have denied this today and said he is the current ruler.He have further said that one seat from the riyaasee commission is now empty and an election would be held soon. "Even the grassroots can compete,but there should not be any campaigning.If any candidate is found campaigning he/she would be disqualified."Giantey told me ,today on msn messenger.He said this is done only for the security of the candidates.He refused to give any further information regarding the elections or his policies, but assured that he would (as requested by learsion) follow the legacy left before him by learsion, and continue the honorable, tyrannic way of ruling.

Pesticides could be the reason behind pigeon deaths at republican square - Special Investigation Committee

The recent incident of dead MCPW members (pigeons) found at Male', republican square (jumhooree maidhaan) is being investigated by a special committee formed by the MCPW riyaasee commission.One of the members of this committee (Learsion) have said that pesticides might be the cause behind the death of hundreds of pigeons at the republican square.

"It seems they have sprayed pesticide for mosquito control in to the water fountain at this place.and it is believed that the pigeons drank from this fountain,and had died of poison.Tour guides who often visit that area says 200 to 500 pigeons must have died in this incident"said Mr.Learsion.

But he further said that this is no time to come to a conclusion regarding this incident because investigation is still going on.But i guess if this is what the final report of the committee says...there would be problems for the government.Some MCPW members have already gone on coffee strikes regarding this matter to pressure the special committee to speed up their investigation and come out with the final report as soon as possible.

[A little girl feeding the pigeons at republican square:These pigeons have been a source of delectation for the locals and a good tourist attraction.]/photo:Niuma.

It have to be noted that the maldivian government have never shown any hostility against pigeons except a very few times. The famous black friday was indeed a 'very black' Friday for the pigeon populations living in the republican square area.though their homes are located in Ahumadhee Baazaaru roofs and gutters they spend most of their time at the republican square.

Special operation have been conducted by the Maldivian military forces (N.S.S) in the past for killing bats,crows and rats which are considered as pests. but pigeons have never been guilty of any crime which would fall under the Maldives Pest Control Act .There were rumors about government going to kill thousands of pigeons in 2005 and 2006 fearing the Bird flu , but it did not happen like that.So far the only animal related problem between Maldivian Government and the MCPW is the crock in kudakudhinge bageechaa children's park, but now it might might go to another level with the republican square incident.Is it really a government massacre? i guess it is too soon to tell for sure.have to wait for the final report.

Pigeons and Superstitions in Maldives.

Pigeons have been connected to many superstitious believes of Maldivians.May be it is because of their close connection, love and affection towards pigeons.Pigeons are very common domestic birds in Maldives.And i believe that our ancestors have worked hard to make the pigeons' stay in their houses were very comfortable.For example, they used to say..."if a tear drop of a pigeon falls in to a house,that house will surely be abandoned one day and will be haunted (falhuve, naamaanvaane)". Pigeons are considered some what sacred or atleast good beings.Maybe it has the roots in the old story of how Prophet Mohamed and Abu Bakr were saved by God while hiding in the Cave of Mount Thawr(sauru farubadhaige hohalha ) .If you dont know the story, here it is :

"When the people of Mecca knew Prophet Mohamed was migrating to Medina the swordsmen followed their (Mohamed and Abubakr's) tracks until they reached their hiding place (Cave of Mount Thawr) ,and one of them said 'Its entrance is covered with cobwebs, and there is a pair of wild pigeons on the threshold. Obviously, no one could have gone in without disturbing the pigeons and destroying the cobwebs.'

(note: i dunno about the authenticity of the story in islam,it is a story our parents narrated to us(and read it in an islam book at skool),....most maldvians must have heard of it.It is included in Muhammad Husayn Haykal's "The life of Mohamed"[read the page from here].It is also mention by Ibn Katheer in al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah....so there is a disagreement over its authenticity.for details see this salafi Q&A article.)

and sometimes... something about a gecko is added to the story.its like; when some one said "they could be hiding here" the gecko made the sound it makes.. (tut-tut- tuttut)...thoththoh thalhaalee in dhivehi...it is believed that by this soud...a gecko is saying "yes,yes"....now also if one says something and in the same moment a house gecko makes the sound...he will quickly say..."see,i was telling the truth.the gecko also agreed".It is said that after the gecko told the truth about the prophet and abubakr that day..it was cursed, and now it can never lie (and yes,that could really be a curse right?).

so gecko is considered a bad thing.I think gecko is always considered as something bad in islam.Prophet Mohamed is quoted as Saying:""Kill gecko, for it blew fire on our father Ibrâhîm.(Ahmad)"[source]....whatever it is.... what is important here is the part about pigeons.so lets get back to the topic.

Pigeons are also used in the traditional fanditha black magic.since fanditha is somehwhat about islamic texts and religion.Pigeons are used for different purposes in fanditha.here is one story about it.it was use to make magic to win a football match (this type of magic is called as boogal):

"At the start of the second half, three pigeons flew into the ground. All of the birds were coloured red and yellow — Victory(Sports Club)'s team colours. One of the pigeons went towards the Valencia(Sports Club) bench, and team officials caught it.When the referee went onto the field, the second pigeon was sitting on the centre line. The referee caught it and gave it to the Commissioner of the Match, Mohamed Ameez. Ameez took the bird to the referees' room.The other pigeon sat on the Victory team's penalty line until the end of the game. Although it remained still, no one dared to touch it.This is believed to be a psychological tactic used by Victory supporters to unnerve Valencia. Such tactics have been used before here in a culture where people still believe in the power of superstition and black magic.[source]".....

That's All Folks!

Terrorists attacks a box of pigeons in iraq!

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb hidden in a box of pigeons exploded Friday as shoppers gathered around, tearing through a busy pet and livestock market and littering the blood-soaked pavement with human remains and animal carcasses.

At least 62 people were killed or found dead nationwide, including a U.S. Marine.

The attack at the popular weekly animal market shattered the calm as Baghdad residents strolled past stalls where sellers were peddling birds, dogs, cats, sheep, goats and exotic animals such as snakes and monkeys.[read the rest from the source]

MCPW condemns all sort of violence and this crime against humanity and animals.A box of pigeons was specifically chosen to hide the bomb!!!this is a planned attack on our members in Iraq, by the terrorists who are either against our party policies or pigeons...or coffee.Cofee is very like to be the factor behind this hatred towards the party, local cafe's have been under attack several times in iraq since the US invasion.

NZ to mark National Lamb Day.

WELLINGTON, N.Z. (AP) - New Zealanders' love affair with sheep gained official recognition Friday when the agriculture minister declared Feb. 15 "National Lamb Day."

New Zealand has four million human inhabitants and 60 million sheep. Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton suggested New Zealanders have no reason to be embarrassed about their sheep population and said Lamb Day would mark the 125th anniversary of the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand to London.

"We hope all New Zealanders will recognize this meat industry milestone and mark it by enjoying lamb for dinner on Feb. 15, to celebrate 125 years of meat exports," Anderton said.

[source:Associated Press]

Note:MCPW congratulates NZ for this amazing move towards recognising the hard works of sheep and their rights.MCPW ambassador to NZ , Mr.Creepynau have sent greetings to the government of NZ on this occasion.