These are the Maldives.
A place sold to the world as the ultimate escape: white-sand beaches, overwater villas, and crystal-clear lagoons.
But behind that postcard image lies something much darker.
A religious dictatorship where only Sunni Islam is allowed, where women can be flogged for “adultery,” and where leaving the faith could cost you your life.
This video exposes what tourism ads never mention: how a regime built on religious repression survives — not with tanks or weapons, but with luxury resorts and the silence of the international community.
You’ll discover how Saudi-funded radicalisation reshaped the islands, how two separate countries exist within the same borders — one for tourists and one for citizens — and why the world chooses to look away.
