Xjenza Online publishes its ninth volume
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:50
Last update: about 6 years ago
The scientific journal Xjenza Online has released a new volume. Three articles have been written by professionals in the science field to explore three themes. Rebecca-Maria Scerri and Joseph...
The girl who became a crossroad of civilizations
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:48
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
Fajza, the protagonist of this story, begins the narrative by being shot and wounded in a rather disreputable area of Toronto, Canada. She later dies, though not of her wounds. From that point...
Time to meditate…
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 09:49
Last update: about 6 years ago
Words by Victor Mallia-Milanes There are two ways of approaching Our Lord - one is to learn about Him, the other is to experience Him directly. The first is to know who He is by reading what is...
The minister’s wife and his mistress
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 09:47
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
When she had more than enough, the minister's wife paid a surprise visit to the house of her husband's personal assistant. She found her coming out of the shower, with just a diaphanous negligee...
An intellectual’s hidden persona
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 13:19
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
Mahler, Klimt, Kokoschka. Or rather Gustav Mahler, Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka. One composer and two artists. Together they form the universe of the protagonist of this book, a famous art...
The last Turkish razzia
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 09:05
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
Two hours before sunrise on Sunday, 6 July 1614, a group of 52 galleys and six galliots were seen approaching the eastern shore of Malta. This was to be the last time the Turks tried to land in...
Book about the 300 years of Floriana
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 09:27
Last update: about 6 years ago
9 May marks the foundation of the suburban town of Floriana and the 300th anniversary of this locality will be celebrated in 2024. For this historical landmark the local gazette, Il-Furjana will...
Revealing the truth behind Malta’s letter bomb murder
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 09:24
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
The Toledano family is an old, extended, established, Jewish family in Malta, who has been on the island ever since great-grandmother Beatrice was persuaded to leave her native Florence and marry a...
Avoiding desertification
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 13:13
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
In these days of extreme heat, we would do well to consider the impact of the weather on the condition of life in these tightly-packed islands. We know of course that this extreme heat does not...
In the desert
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 11:53
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
In the desert near Jericho, a man lies dying. He and his wife had been with a caravan of traders, many of them relatives. But when they realised the man was seriously ill, the rest of the caravans...