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Malta’s Language Puzzle: Malti vs English

April 25, 2019 by Michael Grech 1 Comment

Malta’s language question has been a subject of an ongoing debate for over a century. Today, our native tongue might be appropriated for some sinister purposes. How can we support the use of the Maltese language while not letting it become a tool of xenophobia and racial exclusion?

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: class identities, democracy, exclusion, language politics

[LISTEN] Maltija / Maltese

April 23, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

A poem by Nadia Mifsud, read by Maria Theuma.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Podcasts, Poetry Tagged With: feminism, Maltese identity, poetry

“Ix-Xemx Tibki Xortiha fuq Spallet Is-Sema”

April 22, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Poeżija ta’ Josef Borg.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Poetry Tagged With: poetry

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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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: democracy, human rights, migration

Repubblika Immakulata: a Blunt Portrayal of Malta’s Sorry State

April 17, 2019 by Kurt Borg Leave a Comment

Contrary to what many want to make us believe, this republic is far from immaculate. Acknowledging this might help us resist the dirtier among us.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses Tagged With: Malta, national identity, theatre

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