Krampus goes to Brussels? The killing of the Spitzenkandidaten and the transnational list
Well, this Christmas, EU leaders are said to formally kill off plans for the so-called transnational list and Spitzenkandidaten that would have had a great […]
Opinion
How Our Culture Perpetuates Sexual Abuse
Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of the different types of sexual abuse one might endure In 2015, 85% of victims of sexual assault in […]
The Underpinnings Of Femicide
Femicide In The Local Context The murder of Bernice Cassar happened just a few days before the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against […]
Listening To Hancock
From Galileo and Nostradamus to Einstein and Stephen Hawking, all breakthroughs in scientific discovery are never easily achieved. The general curiosity and scepticism of the […]
Malta’s Napoleonic Complex Love For Taboo Topics
You’d imagine a country that is roughly the size of Marseilles both in terms of population and geographic size, to be more well organised when […]
Political Fanaticism In Malta From The Eyes Of A Student
It is no secret that Malta has an intrinsic culture of political fanaticism. You name it, we’ve seen it: mass meetings, ‘debates’ which turn into […]
Guest Post: David Mizzi, “You are responsible for this mess. You deal with it.”
Written by David Mizzi In light of recent events pertaining to Campus Hub a sweeping amount of posts have surfaced over the internet. David‘s article […]
Can we take money out of Maltese politics? | Moviment Graffitti
Written By Rafel Grima, a member of Moviment Graffitti, on politics Does a fish in the ocean know that it is swimming in water? Or […]
Standing up for the arts | Artists speak out
COVID-19 measures are slowly being lifted, cases are no longer triple digits and we are finally seeing a shed of light at the end of […]
No Place for Zoos In Malta
Written by Alice Battistino Here in Malta, little is being done to safeguard animals from exploitative practices. Twenty-four-hours prior to publishing, a rather troubling decision […]
The Relevance of Heritage in the 21st century
When we think of heritage structures the first thing the pops into our head is Haqar Qim or Aubreg de Castile. These buildings have been […]
Where do we go from here? | the situation with the international community
Written by Jacob Callus The evolution of history brings along with it several changes, some of which come as a surprise, others which we can […]
The evolution of the face mask
With the pandemic settling back in again for round two and the summer heat at its peak, a piece of fabric on your face might […]
Towards a Better Europe | 70 years after
Written by Nikos Chircop Seventy years on from the signing of the Declaration which gave life to the European Project, so much has been achieved. […]
When a virus determines an election
Written by Jacob Callus One only needs to login to social media or watch the news right now in order to see to what extent […]
Why the world needed Covid-19
This whole Coronavirus is a mess. It is becoming an endless cycle of; infected, suffering and finally, death. Some got infected and survived, others got […]
You don't need a boo to celebrate Valentine's
Once again, the most awaited day amongst lovers is here – Valentine’s Day! The romantic, lovey-dovey day of the year, known for its rose-giving and […]
Does our freedom of speech mean anything to those in power?
Written by Jacob Callus We are tomorrow’s leaders… A recurrent phrase about youths that we hear too often. It is due to this that one […]
When non-consensual sex hits the courts
By Amy Cauchi A rape offence is not only a delicate topic, but one in which the consequences and mitigation are rarely discussed. For the […]
Abortion – God forbid we mention it
The topic no one wants to talk about. The topic which has one too many vociferous yet uninformed voices from both ends. The topic which […]