La menzogna della verità
La provocazione di questo festival sulla menzogna della letteratura la leggo come una dichiarazione forte e chiara a favore della verità, delle verità. Perché una delle cose che fa la…
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Defying Destinies
For the cd album, Quelli che bruciano la frontiera There are echoes of the profound anguish and resilience of the Francophone Tunisian poet, born of an Italian father and Tunisian-born Maltese…
Dark Sides – Censorship in Malta
In March 2011 Transcript, the bi-monthly review of books and writing from around Europe, published Adrian Grima’s essay “Dark Sides“. DARK SIDES – CENSORSHIP IN MALTA In Malta a prize-winning 37-year old…
A Letter to Noora
Published in Babelmed | 08/01/2009 From: Adrian GrimaTuesday, 30 December, 2008 Dear Noora, I’m writing to you from the emptiness of my shame, the emptiness that is filled with the…
The World in Alphabetical Order
Published in Babelmed As I prepare to write this piece about Péter Zilahy’s ingenious picture dictionary for the over fives, Le Monde announces the arrest, after over a decade defying…
Decolonization and Memory in Algeria
ZNET | June 3, 2008 When we walk past the security guards and enter the compound of the Centre Culturel Français d’Alger in rue Hassani Issad I can’t help feeling…
Malta elections: the return of Lawrence Gonzi
Babelmed | 13/03/2008 The governing Nationalist Party received 49.33% of the national vote while the Malta Labour Party gained 48.8%. Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party received 1.3% whilst the…
Just Peace
Babelmed 14/12/2007 This was meant to be a Forum for a Just Peace in the Middle East but the uncomfortable, divisive word “Just” sitting next to camera-pretty “Peace” must have…
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