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In this picture taken 18 October 2007, Maldivian women walk past the Grand Friday Mosque in the island capital of Male. The Maldives has built South Asia's most successful economy based on luxury tourism, but the atoll nation is now facing religious tensions as it undergoes a difficult transition to democracy. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

In this picture taken 18 October 2007, Maldivian women walk past the Grand Friday Mosque in the island capital of Male.  The Maldives has built South Asia's most successful economy based on luxury tourism, but the atoll nation is now facing religious tensions as it undergoes a difficult transition to democracy.           AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI        (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)