Back in 2006, Deborah Zammit was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was only 35 years old at the time and her two boys were only three and four years of age. “I felt entirely healthy,” says Deborah, “nothing seemed amiss, until one morning, I woke up...
I’ve always believed that in order to survive in politics one must possess a particular character trait without which politicians would not last the day. Unfortunately this trait is not something we’d look for in a friend, but without it we’d have no politicians and no...
Today was a special day - the day that the boys of St. Joseph’s Home have been waiting for, for months. This morning, the sixteen boys residents at St. Joseph’s Home just landed in Milan, and are now on their way to Verona. They’ll be travelling...
It’s hard to even comment about Syria, let alone decide what’s best to do. There are way too many contradictory reports for a common mortal to figure out who was behind last week’s obscene attack, and even when the UN concludes (if ever) who the...
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This blog is not about civil unions, but a couple of weeks ago I wrote one about the subject, in which I vehemently argued against the idea of having a referendum about this non-issue. My argument was based on the strong belief that minority rights should...
Yesterday was my lucky day. I had the honour of receiving a lovely, passionate ‘courtship’ message in my Facebook’s inbox. It was from a man in his late forties who claims to have lost his wife two years ago. He said that she died in a traffic...
This post has been inspired by this week’s edition of our Black Adder style courts of law – the episodes that involved two French men who were found guilty of destroying an already destroyed bench in St. Julian’s, and two men being accused of the...
History has shown us time and time again, that when it comes to minority rights and human rights, the will of the majority should not come into play. But Imam Mohammad Elsadi, the Muslim leader in Malta, is of a different opinion. Despite history’s lessons, he strongly...
First published in Manic magazine with The Malta Independent on Sunday - July edition. Back when I was 12 years old, a science book and a very embarrassed teacher taught me everything I never knew about sex. As I grew older my friends taught me everything I...