Decolonising Language: How Words Shape Power, Identity, and Freedom
Language is never neutral. Everyday terms like “Middle East,” “Third World,” and “ethnic” still echo colonial perspectives that place Europe at the centre and cast other cultures as the “other.” Decolonising language means recognising these hidden power structures and rethinking the words that shape how we see the world.
The Maltese Language: A Rich Tapestry
Maltese is a unique hybrid language and the only Semitic language in the European Union, rooted in Siculo-Arabic and enriched by Italian and English influences. It preserves Semitic structures such as the root-and-pattern system while adapting vocabulary from European languages. Texts like Il-Kantilena highlight how Maltese connects Malta’s Semitic past with its European cultural identity.
The EU Migration & Asylum Pact 2026
The EU Migration and Asylum Pact, taking effect on 12 June 2026, seeks to standardize asylum rules across Europe through unified procedures, shared responsibility, and minimum living standards. As someone who fled Syria in 2013, I know the impact that safety and opportunity can have, access to education and programmes like the JA Company Programme allowed me to grow in ways that would have been impossible without protection.
The Peace Room: Women’s Dialogue Across the Belgrade-Pristina Divide | Dialogue Academy Network of Alumnae (DANA)
Belgrade and Pristina aren’t just places on a map—they’re lived realities. DANA members Anja Jokić and Amina Kaja unpack feminist, grassroots peacebuilding as daily practice: building trust, facing pressure at home, and learning from Belfast. The core question: can long-term human relationships outlast border logic?
The Power of Camp Friendships: Why Connections Formed in Nature Last a Lifetime
There’s a reason people talk about “camp friends” with a special kind of nostalgia. Camp friendships are different — deeper, faster, more authentic. Something about living together in nature, without phones or distractions, creates a unique type of bond that young people rarely experience in everyday life.
Super Bowl – Just a show or road to peace?
The Super Bowl has become an eventful night not only for the American sports-loving community but for people all around the globe. While it is meant to be an exciting...
Are you truly European?
Why do most people still hesitate to call themselves European above all else?
Debate Kit – Identity and Gender
A person's gender identity is the one they feel and claim. It is exclusively a matter of self-determination; that is, it is the one the person believes and says they have. Gender identity is a psychological given; therefore, it depends neither on behavior, nor appearance, nor body, nor tastes, nor sexual orientation. How does one determine their gender identity?
