Isles of the Left

Muslim Students in Maltese Schools: Outsiders Looking in

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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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On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective

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It is extremely important to differentiate between being anti-abortion at an individual level and being anti-legalising-abortion (anti-choice), a distinction that is often overlooked. [Read more…] about On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective

How Growing Up in Malta and England Changed My Understanding of Identity

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Upon returning to Malta after a year in Oxford as a five-year-old, I had to face the challenges of integration all over again; made worse by the fact that I had completely forgotten Maltese and my parents were living in Sliema. [Read more…] about How Growing Up in Malta and England Changed My Understanding of Identity

[LISTEN] A Sea That Connects and Nurtures Is No Longer Ours. Time to Reclaim It!

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The sea has always been the major force that shaped history of Malta. Today, the seafront as a public space seems to be the only resource element that somehow managed to survive, but for how long will it prevail?

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