"Naushad Waheed an artist connected to business elite who has reportedly been sentenced to 15 years in jail for attempting to join Amnesty International. He wrote to Amnesty detailing abuses by the Maldivian government." ©InternationalReports.net/ The Washington Times 2002.

"From the day I was born I have known my father Naushad Waheed, as a popular professional artist. He has drawn many beautiful paintings on several occasions for many people. I love and admire his work. He is a wonderful and a loving father to my brother and me. And its a misfortunate that he is locked up, for he is the best artist around I've ever seen. "... - NABI 2003-

"Every painting is a self portrait,” Picasso once said. This becomes more than a visible truth to me whenever I am blessed to behold my Uncle Naushad’s paintings. His art is an expression of his true nature, which is the essence of creativity itself. Yet this essential life force expressed through his work cannot be known to veiled eyes that judge, or those that come to art with a closed mind and heart. He is a man living a dream in a nation not quite ready to realize the painful yet beautiful raw truth that is expressed through his very soul into art. His art is a living gift and testament to the significance of the individual and importance of freedom of the soul.” - Fidha 2003-

"More than fish and islands, Naushad Waheed catches the spirit of Maldives -- its beauty, culture, and lifestyle. For two decades he has worked with oils, watercolors, acrylics, pen and ink, pencil, carving wood and sculpture. Using paper, canvas, wood, plastered walls, he portrays Maldives' essence. His talent is a national treasure." - Suzanne Pruner 2003-

"Naushad, the leading artist in Maldives, has produced some of the most stunning paintings depicting life in Maldives. His abstract style is unique and is deeply influenced by his turbulent career. His paintings are intensely political and reflects the suffering he has experienced as a political activist. The early 1990s paintings of fish out of water and gasping for breath reflects the political situation of activists in the beginning of 1990s. His recent prison paintings have taken same theme a level higher." - Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan 2003-