Ibgħatuni lura pajjżi ħalluni ħanintileffix-xefaq u allura ħalluni negħreq bilmodnitbandal u negħleb u nitbennenfuq mewġ jinki bejn nifs u għarqafuq sider jinki bejn bikja u tgħanniqa għax wisq barranija għad-daru wisq barranija għal hawnu qatt biżżejjed għat-tnejn *** ma titlaqx mid-dar jekk mhuxqed tiġri warajk bin-nar taħtsaqajha – titlaq biss meta d-darma tħallikx toqgħod iżjed…

Recently Malta has again been hit by the controversial issue of immigration. This issue has spurred various forms of xenophobic and racist comments on social media from a vast number of people. Although I condemn any form of hatred of people due to skin colour, I also think it is not fair to bin nationalism…

After the callous murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis, USA, the world was enraged and a global movement was reinvigorated. Racism can no longer be ignored. It is in front of our very faces, on every media outlet and in every country. However, some people are still choosing to abuse their…

Ismagħha titħabat mal-mewġaismagħha titriegħed bejn l-irwiefenta’ qalbha se nitlaq, le mintix, se nibqa’,le mintix – iva le iva le iva le ħelwa dil-logħba tal-għażlagustuża għax ma tantx nafha –jew jekk nafh’ insejtha – ilgħabli d-damma għax mhux inlaħħaqma’ oħtok, ma’ ħuk, mal-gvernaturi:mhux inlaħħaq ngħattilkom widnejkomkollha f’daqqa biex fikom ma titwelidtx:it-twerwir mill-bombi – l-attakki ta’ mal-lej’:it-tkexkixa…

Talent sfrenat : biex idoqqu l-istess erba’noti monotoni. Tas-soltu. L-istess. Kliemhom idur ma’ lsienkombħalma ż-żnażan daru mal-pjanugħexieren ta’ snin ilu.Iħarsu. Ivenvnu. Jilletikaw.Fuq min se jniggżu l-ewwel. Ħallejtuhom jissikkawlkom l-ingravatau poġġewkom bilqiegħda b’vjolintaħt geddumtkomu daqqejtulhomb’ħajr. U b’biża’. B’ħafna biża’, daqqejtulhom.Għax kull darba li żgarrajtu nota,għajtu magħkom.Kexkxukom. Werwrukom. U intom,daqqejtu mill-ġdid l-istess għanja żgarrata tal-ewwel.L-istess erba’ noti…

She stepped out of the cave, blinded by her shelter. Sunlight had never occurred to her that beautiful. The World was a beacon, urging her arrival, begging her release. She took the first step and inhaled the summer air, asthma grazing her lungs which had shown itself for the very first time. She did not…

For many, the decision to migrate across the Mediterranean is no decision at all, it’s their last hope, a final attempt to flee persecution, torture or even death. No one would willingly choose to embark on this journey, often described as worse than hell, if it wasn’t a life-threatening situation. Between 2015 and 2017, more…

Nowadays, treadmills are sought after as an effective means of efficient, aerobic workout. However, treadmills weren’t always renowned for being a highly exalted fad as they were in the 70s – this piece of machinery conceals a dark, distorted past behind its conveyor belt. “Traditionally, the word ‘treadmill’ was utilized to refer to any kind of…