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"For many years
Beneath the shade of a tree
On this island where strangers dwell
Far from home
Separated by miles of sea
My flesh and bones have become
Elements of the surrounding
Trees, grass and lakes"

From "Azeeza", one of the poems in the book "Memories" by Ahmed Shareef Nafees

Azeeza died more than 20 years ago at sea, several hours into labour, but was refused burial on her home island of Funadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll. At that time, some people believed that if a person who died at sea were buried on an inhabited island, the island itself would become uninhabited. As a result, Azeeza's final resting place is on the neighbouring, but uninhabited island of Eriyadhoo. Azeeza's husband visited Eriyadhoo regularly and maintained her leafy grave until he died, after which their son to this day carries on the tradition.

Shareef based the above verses on this true story and later wrote a screenplay on which Narco and I based our screenplay of Raiy Kulhi.

The red brackish water on the island plays a crucial part in both Shareef's story and our screenplay.

Hopefully we can raise the funds to go into production later in the year.