Much has been said about the young dropouts from state education system. The root of the problem has been traced back to primary education and poor family background. Many organizations have...

This year’s Advent pastoral letter written by Mgr Charles Scicluna and Mgr Mario Grech also marked the beginning of the Jubilee of Mercy, which brought to mind that famous verse of the Prophet...

Sitting on the terrace of a quiet cafe in Mdina, I kept thinking and wondering why Islamic State terrorists killed scores of people in Paris who were guilty only of enjoying themselves on a Friday...

Tampering with our national language, our unique indigenous tongue, no matter where the agitation originates from, inflicts undesirable harm with long-lasting repercussions. True lovers of Maltese,...

Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the pontifical household, delivered the first Advent sermon which centred on two important points. First, the urgent need of loving Christ. Second, the...

Recently the poem "The Higher Mathematics" by G.K. Chesterton, for some reason, came to mind. The first stanza reads as follows:   TWICE one is two, Twice two is...

I write with reference to the article entitled "UNHCR prepares action plan for Malta to stop detention of migrant children" (TMIS, 6 December). UNHCR appreciates that The Malta Independent gives due...

A few months ago, a new debate on Mikiel Anton Vassalli was sparked off when Paul Catania of Naxxar discovered an early 19th century prospectus promoting the great patriot's unpublished dictionary and...

At this perhaps relatively late juncture of the Maltese language debate, I thought it worthwhile to bring to your readers’ notice the existence of the best critique I have come across of the...

In the 13th century, Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes wreaked devastation in Central Asia, China, Russia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. A BBC television documentary compared Islamic State...