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Remembering Paul Clough: the Man, Anthropologist and Public Intellectual

August 4, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

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

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Filed Under: Long Read, More Isles of the Left, Voices Tagged With: friendship, Paul Clough

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

July 31, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

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.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Voices Tagged With: human rights, migration, racism

FaceHook: A Confession of an Addicted Parent

June 28, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

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.

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left, Voices Tagged With: addiction, Facebook, social media

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

May 23, 2019 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

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.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Voices Tagged With: democracy, European Parliament Elections 2019, foreigners, politics, radical democracy

Why I Used to Glorify Norman Lowell and How I’ve Managed to See through His Bullshit

May 11, 2019 by The IotL Magazine

We must not give up on those who seem to be on the other side of the fence—after all, I too rallied behind Lowell in the past and I changed since then. And so can others.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics, Voices Tagged With: acceptance, far-right, solidarity

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