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[LISTEN] Maltija / Maltese

April 23, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

A poem by Nadia Mifsud, read by Maria Theuma.

Tagged With: feminism, Maltese identity, poetry

The Top 10 Stories of 2018

December 29, 2018 · The IotL Magazine ·

The year 2018 has been both challenging and exciting. Here are a few stories, best-loved by our readers and editors, which delve into Malta’s most discussed and pertinent issues of 2018.

Tagged With: American University of Malta, colonialism, education, Environment, Maltese identity, migration

The ABCs of Malta

December 19, 2018 · The IotL Magazine ·

Malta is a culturally diverse country with a complex social and political sphere—the fact which might come across as unexpected of an island state of such a minuscule size. And due to this complexity, Malta’s everyday political and social realities could be a treacherous terrain to navigate.

Tagged With: blockchain, colonialism, corruption, democracy, iGaming, Maltese Cross, Maltese identity, partisan politics

How I Have Become a Local in Malta on local foreigners and foreign locals

November 26, 2017 · Raisa Galea ·

To integrate was to recognise diversity and complexity of Maltese society.

Tagged With: discrimination, foreigners, integration, locals, Malta, Maltese identity, nationality, stereotypes

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