Answering Islamophobia
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Whether the recent attacks on US diplomatic outposts in Libya, Egypt and Yemen were provoked solely by an Islamophobic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad isn’t entirely clear, though most media reports seem to suggest it...
Freedom, Blasphemy and violence
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Violent attacks on US diplomatic outposts across North Africa and the Middle East have once again raised the question of how to respond when Americans and other Westerners engage in provocative expression that others consider blasphemous...
The PL Congress and beyond: the energy challenges
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Joseph Muscat has left very little to the imagination in recent months when claiming that energy will be one of the uppermost priorities of a new would be PL government....
NAM In Tehran
Monday, 17 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Nowadays, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is no longer much of a movement...
The Final lap
Monday, 17 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
As summer starts to lose its grip with the first heavy thunderstorms of the year, the country now braces itself for the final lap on the political track...
Squeeze Johnny Citizen
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
I don’t know about you guys, and nobody seems to notice or comment about it.But lately this Johnny Citizen seems to have been targeted by the powers that ...
Boredom – It’s dangerous
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I may be right off the wall here, but I believe that a major factor in the swing towards Labour is boredom. This is not necessarily boredom with the ...
If You can read this you are one of the lucky ones!
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Unesco (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) states that literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation for lifelong learning. The description, as found on the ...
Contrasting Views on health
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The World Health Organisation gave Malta a clean bill of health this week. Its regional director for Europe, Zsuzanna Jakab, here for WHO’s regional ...
World Economic Forum – Harnessing competitiveness
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It is true that election fever is slowly gripping the minds of our business leaders. As can be expected, those who have enjoyed the gravy train are fearful of any political change that may jeopardise their privileged position. ...