[End Times Sentinel]

A statement from the president's office said the government decided to close massage parlors and spas in the Maldives after an opposition-led religious protest last week called for their closure.

What exactly are we talking about here?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Yes. First sentence says they are closing “luxury resorts.” A couple sentences down says they are closing “massage parlors and spas.” There can be a world of difference between the two. Lots of US cities and towns close down “massage parlors” for obvious reasons.

Perhaps Islam is just cleaning up the islands to make them more pleasant for tourists and families? (snort, snark)

[Baynative]

Anti - Islamic activity

[Enchante]

I’m guessing (don’t know) that this is about the fancy spas at high end hotels and resorts, not any seedy “massage parlor” of disrepute.

The Islamists will wreck the entire hotel biz for the Maldives since many women of comfortable means will not care to vacation at places with no “luxury spa.”

It’s a highly competitive world, and couples have lots and lots of other places to vacation without even considering the Maldives anymore.

stoopid Islamist fanatics....

[americanophile]

"The tourism ministry on Thursday instructed all resort hotels across the hundreds of islands that make up the Maldives to shut down spas and health centres offering beauty treatments and massages with immediate effect." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16365254

[exbrit]

According to the State Dept. 20% of Maldives GDP come from tourism, and Maldives is Sunni Muslim. I believe that tourism is high end hotels with spas.