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The faceless phase

Monday, 17 July 2017, 09:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Kevin Cassar

Ai Weiwei, the internationally acclaimed Chinese artist and outspoken critic of China’s leaders, was arrested by Chinese police in 2011.  For several weeks nobody had seen or heard...

The usefulness of spiritual reading

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 09:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

Christianity is certainly not a do-it-yourself faith. It implies a community framework where teaching is imparted and interiorised. The Letter to the Hebrews says: "We...

Thank God for Wednesday 12 July 2017!

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Last Wednesday, Malta became the 15th country (out of 50) in Europe to legally recognise and allow same-sex marriage. The main arguments for this change hinged on "new rights" being given to the LGBT...

Marriage equality bill: well done to Vassallo and Fenech

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

I agree completely with Edwin Vassallo and Tonio Fenech's stand on the new Marriage Bill and what should have been the PN's position. I identify myself with their thoughts and beliefs. May there be...

What’s not to like about gay marriage?

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Freddie Singleton

First all, Malta, congratulations: what you have achieved in just five years for LGBT rights is incredible. You are now a leading light to the rest of the world in terms of LGBT equality. The passing...

Breaking the barriers

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

The status quo is definitely out of sync with a fast-changing world. A successful administration has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by complacency to one defined primarily by...

Blind justice

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

A 22-year-old man from Mali was sentenced to three months imprisionment after trying to travel to Italy using false documents. A Gozitan priest was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended...

Same allegations, two magistrates

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

It's simply unbelievable! Dr Simon Busuttil, by profession a lawyer, first takes a good number of box-files - allegedly full of documents but later revealed to be mostly empty and just used as a...

The Old and the new

Thursday, 1 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

In your leader Talk about change (TMID, 23 February) you highlighted several points that are worth commenting about....

Language And disabled people

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I would like to provide some feedback regarding your use of terminology about people with disability. ...

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