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Unmarked Graves and a Marble Knot: Memory and Migration in Malta

April 18, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

The fact that deaths in the Mediterranean and the suffering of people migrating have been regular news items for years should not lead to a normalisation of this situation.

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Surveillance Capitalism: the Business Model that Governs Your Life

April 12, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Tech giants sell predictions about us. Incredibly accurate predictions.

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Hope Dies Last. Malta Is Killing My Hope.

April 12, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

When your eagerness to contribute to society is never appreciated but mercilessly stymied and put into question in this country, just pack up and go elsewhere.

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Abortion 180 Degrees: From a Taboo to a Norm

April 10, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Although still a taboo, abortion has entered public debate—the fact that marks a fundamental societal shift. Time will tell whether Malta’s pro-choice campaign will eventually repeat the success of the Irish one. [Read more…] about Abortion 180 Degrees: From a Taboo to a Norm

Muslim Students in Maltese Schools: Outsiders Looking in

April 6, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 3 Comments

Presently, Muslims in our schools can be compared to students who require a wheelchair but no ramps and easy access doors are built for them. Schools are not free of prejudice and do not make the necessary arrangements to provide these pupils favourable conditions for learning.

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