Seeking to draw in the tourist dollars which contributes 20 percent of the country's GDP, Maldives promotes tourism which is the country's biggest industry on a slogan "the sunny side of life."
The sunny side of Maldives is enjoyed mainly by the foreign customers who bring in the tourist dollars .
The sunny side of Maldives is an earthly paradise where every unfulfilled dream of the imagination can come true. This sunny side allows the sun-craving visitors to go about semi naked on these idyllic islands; the tourist resorts that are happy to serve their guests the liquor that is forbidden by Islam to the native inhabitants of this 100 percent Muslim nation who are devout Muslims.
Muslims are not allowed to drink liquor both according to our criminal law and Sharia.
The other side of the sunny side reveals some glorious contradictions. The elites of our society mainly resident in the capital Male' enjoy high living standards, while most of the ordinary citizens struggle to meet ends.
The contrast in fortunes of the wealthy against those who eke out a meager living or those who are trapped in grinding poverty is an issue even the stalwarts of the capitalistic system, the United States of America and the United Kingdom have started talking with some dismay.
Since Maldives is a 100 percent Muslim country and Islam is our way of life, it is an unacceptable contradiction to have such a wide income disparity, as the religion of Islam seeks to reduce the maldistribution of wealth wherever it exists.
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