Malta bla bażi tal-gwerra
Fil-ktieb ‘L’Italia e la questione maltese nel Mediterraneo della Guerra Fredda (1943-1972)’ Gaetano La Nave jirrakkonta l-istorja ta’ Malta wara t-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija u kif Malta kellha quddiemha toroq differenti…
Il-wirt tal-għerien tagħna
Bħal ħafna oħrajn kont naħseb li l-għar u casa li għandna fuq l-għolja ta’ San Pawl kienet xi għar u dar speċjali u rari sakemm bdejt insir naf li ħafna…
Grandma and grandchild holding hands , Asian two person background
Mhux normali għal miljuni
Kemm jgħiduha bil-qalb il-kelma “nannu” jew “nanna” t-tfal xħin joħorġu mill-iskola u jiġru biex jgħannqu lin-nanniet li ġew jistennewhom biex jieħduhom id-dar magħhom u jżommuhom sakemm xi ħadd mil-ġenituri jiġi…
Irridu nkunu poplu u pajjiż serju?
Biex inkunu pajjiż serju rridu nkunu poplu serju minn fuq s’isfel. Ma nistgħux inkunu serji jekk inqisu l-liġijiet, ir-regolamenti u l-istandards, fuq kollox it-tħaddim tagħhom, bħala sikkatura żejda u xkiel għan-negozju…
Inclusive patriotism
Our national poet Dun Karm had already shown us the way forward with his spirit of inclusive patriotism, not narrow nationalism. His love for Maltese was not binary. He encouraged…
Għalxhiex qed ngħixu?
“Fis-27 ta’ Ġunju 2004 f’sekonda ħajti nqalbet ta’ taħt fuq. Ħbatt bil-mutur u spiċċajt paralizzat minn għonqi ‘l isfel. Ma nistax niċċaqlaq. Mimdud f’sodda wiċċi ‘l fuq.” Hekk jirrakkonta dwaru…
How many other ‘Josettes’ are suffering in silence?
She has now disappeared from the headlines and the attention of the media. For a few days most of the country was discussing and gossiping about the murder of Josette…
Together on this pale blue dot
Due to COVID-19, the climate crisis and now the war by Russia against Ukraine, the old times are dying, and the new times are not yet born. We are in…
In politics to serve people
When political activists wash their hands of party politics because of corruption, cronyism and tribalism it should be cause for concern. Some of these activists believe that the best way…
Ix-xita tal-ħamrija u n-nukleari
Kemm iddejjaqna x-xita tal-ħamrija li tiġi minn fuq id-deżert tas-Saħara għax tħamġilna l-karozzi, it-twieqi tad-djarna u l-ħasla ta’ fuq il-bejt. Mhux biss. Iżda wkoll tagħmel ħsara lil dawk li jbatu…