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Religion, Revolution and two languages

Thursday, 9 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The elderly Venerable Tep Vong, the Supreme Patriarch of the Buddhist community in Cambodia, travelled to Jaffna in Sri Lanka in the midst of the recent civil war...

An Army of conscientious objectors

Thursday, 9 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It’s a damn shame we have all this fuss right now about MPs and their conscience, with the prime minister leading a sort of dad’s army of conscientious objectors...

The Renminbi’s journey to the world

Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Recently, HSBC bank released an upbeat survey predicting that China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), will become one of three global settlement currencies (alongside the dollar and euro) sometime this year...

A World of regions

Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

In almost every part of the world, long-festering problems can be solved through closer cooperation among neighbouring countries...

Empowering The family today

Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I am glad that our Parliament is dedicating time to discuss ‘the family’. Over the past few months, in the heat of the divorce debate, much was said about the family...

Europe’s Rising Islamophobia

Monday, 6 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Religious intolerance is a daily reality in Europe. Mainly targeted at Muslims, attacks on religious pluralism focus on refusing to share public space with non-majority religions or only tolerating practices seen as “secular.” ...

After The divorce referendum

Monday, 6 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

As was expected, soon after the outcome of the referendum, another discussion started. First it was about the result itself and various ideas and interpretations of it were put forward...

The Church And Greece

Sunday, 5 June 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

There is much in common between the present situation of the local Church and that of the Republic of Greece. ...

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