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Diary by CLARE AZZOPARDI: Writing is what I do

Sunday, 3 October 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

"I was very fond of diaries when I was young and had plenty of them. But at some point during my teens I stopped keeping one and started writing poetry instead. Strange, because I am more of a prose...

Breaking taboos in Maltese Literature

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:58 Last update: about 6 years ago

Perfettament Imperfetta, your new novel, has made waves in the past month since publication: lots of people seem to be reading it and recommending it by word of mouth. Why do you think that...

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...

Looking back at Malta’s prisons in 1837

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Anthony Zarb Dimech

This is the first of a two-part feature, giving an overview of the Maltese prisons' living conditions 125 years ago and deals with such matters as punishment, religious services, medical treatment,...

A celebration of LGBTIQ+ Art: ‘Refraction’

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:38 Last update: about 6 years ago

What was your thought process as a curator when coming up with the exhibition concept? And, what was your process when selecting the artists? The idea to curate an LGBTIQ+ exhibition locally has...

Marie Benoit's Diary: ‘My art is my heaven’

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 16:16 Last update: about 6 years ago Marie Benoît

I haven't been to Marsascala for a number of years although I remember a happy time when friends of the family would invite us down to their summer home in Siberia and we would pass idyllic days there...

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...

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