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Jamiyyathul Salaf
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Politics
Rasmale' is an economic concept, not a project to settle people of other faiths: Salaf President
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Ibrahim, President of Jamiyyathul Salaf, said in a leaked audio clip that the government's plan to lease Rasmalé to Mohamed Alabbar's company Eagle Hills is an economic concept and not a project to settle people of other faiths. The commercial terms to sell 500 hectares of Rasmalé, being reclaimed at Fushidhiggaru lagoon using state funds, were signed on September 21, with efforts underway to sign the definitive agreement on November 11.
Society
Fact check: Salaf statement backed settlement of non-Muslims in Maldives
A fact-check report examining whether Jamiyyathul Salaf backed the settlement of non-Muslims in the Maldives, after the group and its president denied an Adhadhu news report on X. The article compares the denial with Salaf's original statement on the Rasmalé project, which allows foreigners 99-year property leases and describes large numbers of foreigners of different faiths staying long-term, and which sets conditions for how such zones should be legally framed.
Politics
President does not have the authority to allow non-Muslim residency: Didi
Former Chief Justice Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi said the President and government lack constitutional authority to settle foreigners, including non-Muslims, in Rasmalé, asserting that such power rests with the people. The government is preparing to hand over 500 hectares of the state-funded Rasmalé land reclamation project to UAE-based company Eagle Hills, with commercial terms signed on September 21.
Society
Muizzu pledged to review Salaf's conditions on non-Muslim residency
Jamiyyathul Salaf representatives met President Mohamed Muizzu to discuss the Rasmalé project, and the NGO's spokesperson said the President assured them their proposals would be taken into consideration. Salaf issued a statement setting eight conditions, including protecting Islamic identity and ensuring no Israeli citizen can settle in Rasmalé, conditionally supporting the settlement of non-Muslims.
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