Himandhoo (Alif Alif Atoll)

Himandhoo (Dhivehi: ހިމެންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll. According to The Hindu a community of jihadist established a "Islamist mini-state" on the island, that followed Shariah law, modeled after the Taliban.^[1]

References

1. ^ Praveen Swami (2009-04-04). "Nine Maldives jihadists held in Pakistan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2F2009%2F04%2F04%2Fstories%2F2009040452281100.htm&date=2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "Ali Shareef, for example, returned to Maldives despite his abortive plan to overthrow the government, and secured an appointment in the judicial service. He used his influence to help build the Islamist mini-state on Himandhoo, which, among other things, ran a Salafi mosque that rejected state-approved liturgical practices."