The Government`s supposed resolute and decisive stance on immigration is nothing but a pretence. Does the Government think that its stand on the current immigration issue, which sees 350 migrants being stuck on board a Captain Morgan ferry outside our territorial waters, would fool the general public into thinking they have an anti-immigration administration? Will…

To all those citizens outraged at Malta offering shelter and a tiny shred of hope to asylum seekers coming from war-torn countries – I don’t understand what your problem is. Why claim ‘all lives matter’ when what you really mean is ‘all lives I deem worthy matter’? And who are you to think you have…

Meta jofrogħ il-baħar, inkellmek, ja Malta. Meta ma jkollix iżjed kliem għalik, niċċassa. Meta tiġri warajja bin-nar taħt saqajja u naħrab, interraq x’imkien ‘il bogħod, ibkini. Meta ma toffrilix aktar għażliet u nitlaq, xejjirli. Meta l-mewġa tibda’ titħabat għax ma tiflaħnix iżjed, teħodnix lura. Meta t-trejjaq ma nkunx nafhom aktar u meta niktiblek is-sentenzi u…

In general, people are very interesting beings. We have various traits that identify us and set us apart from animals or other species. One characteristic that identifies humans is that we can adapt and change our lives according to our environment. One might ask: “But how can we as people create a more welcoming environment…

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…