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Like a Grain of Sand: Exposing Disempowerment of Ordinary People

October 19, 2019 · Elizabeth Grech ·

Written by Salvatore Arena and Massimo Barilla, “Like a grain of sand—Giuseppe Gulotta, story of an innocent” tells the story of Giuseppe attempting to give justice to a life nearly entirely taken away for dreadful reasons.

Tagged With: social justice, theatre

National Holiday Is Not for the Workers

September 21, 2019 · Henry-Franz Gauci ·

Is the worker free to choose whether to work on a holiday or not? Is it truly a free choice? And if a worker feels the need to work on a holiday to earn double instead of taking a day off, what does this suggest about the cost of living?

Tagged With: neoliberalism, worker's rights

Il-Kelma Mitkellma: Festival Mediterranju tal-Letteratura ta’ Malta

August 13, 2019 · Jean Paul Borg ·

Iddur fejn iddur mal-kelma festival, jew ma’ kwalunkwe tip ta’ festival, dejjem hemm ċelebrazzjoni ta’ ħajja. Il-letteratura tirrappreżenta l-ħajja permezz tal-kliem, għalhekk hija maħluqa għal ġo festival.

Tagged With: literature, Mediterranean Literature Festival

Remembering Paul Clough: the Man, Anthropologist and Public Intellectual

August 4, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

Good bye, Paul. You remain in the thoughts, memories and deeds of all of those whom you challenged and inspired.

Tagged With: friendship, Paul Clough

I am a Maltese Woman and I’m Married to a Black Man

July 31, 2019 · Lara Bezzina ·

Strangers’ prying eyes frighten me now. After the horrendous murder of Lassana Cisse, I became, for the first time, worried about my husband’s safety. I fear for his life.

Tagged With: human rights, migration, racism

FaceHook: A Confession of an Addicted Parent

June 28, 2019 · Anonymous ·

I have a baby and spending so much time on Facebook or checking the phone screen makes me feel like a terrible parent. My daughter is intrigued by the screen too.

Tagged With: addiction, Facebook, social media

I Have Been Living in Malta for 10 Years, and Yet I Cannot Vote

May 23, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

Despite having spent a decade in Malta, I still am a guest here—a non-EU resident who cannot afford to purchase Maltese citizenship. I cannot vote either in local council or European Parliament elections. Simply put, I am unrepresented.

Tagged With: democracy, European Parliament Elections 2019, foreigners, politics, radical democracy

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