The Flypast
"The other big social trend seems contradictory: the spread of a more conservative strain of Islam, in a country where professing the religion is, in effect, a condition of citizenship. These days about three-quarters of the women in Male are wearing headscarves. This is a recent phenomenon: the Maldives has no tradition of women covering themselves and, in general, prides itself on its liberalism."
Article from the Economist.
http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8345577
Thanks to Opinionated Indian for pointing this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notorious_indian/
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