Omar
This country's Hukuru Mosque commemorates its conversion to Islam by Abu al-Barakat, who was interested in this country because of its booming trading economy based on selling cowrie shells. Omar I initially refused to let Ibn Battuta leave this country after appointing him chief qadi, in which capacity Ibn Battuta raged against the number of women not wearing enough clothing until everybody got sick of him and asked him to move on. In the 20th century, this country was long led by the dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who sparked civil unrest in 2005 by arresting the main opposition figure, Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed's own career as president ended in February 2012, allegedly at gunpoint, but Nasheed is best known in the West for fighting against global warming because rising sea levels threaten to drown this country. For 10 points, name this island country in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Male.
This country's Hukuru Mosque commemorates its conversion to Islam by Abu al-Barakat, who was interested in this country because of its booming trading economy based on selling cowrie shells.
{Maldives}