More Isles of the Left – Page 29

The ABCs of Malta

December 19, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

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.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: is-Suq tal-Belt

December 15, 2018 by Josephine Burden Leave a Comment

How does Is-Suq tal-Belt, the restored old market that covers a block linking Merchant St with St Paul’s St, shape up on good neighbourliness and enabling human interaction?

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Ignorance in the Age of Permanent Education

December 12, 2018 by Bernard Cauchi Leave a Comment

Ignorance is a very important educational starting point. By recognizing our lack of knowledge, we open up to a discovery of the world through curiosity, learning from mistakes, dialogue with other standpoints which is very similar to self-driven child play.

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Why the EU Is Mishandling Brexit

December 9, 2018 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

To win its battle of Britain, the EU must undergo a process to regain trust of the Brexit voters so that they will advocate Britain to rejoin the EU for the very same reasons that led them to pin their hopes to it some 30 years ago.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: Strada Stretta

December 6, 2018 by Josephine Burden 4 Comments

After having been involved into the community consultation processes in preparation for Valletta’s bid to become European Capital of Culture, I’ve started to think about the things that we all share as humans—the commons or the common good.

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