Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 05/01/2026PEN Malta expresses deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the grave risks faced by writers, journalists, and all those imprisoned for exercising their right to free expression. 123
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The latest targeted assassination of Palestinian journalists by Israel in Gaza is horrifying confirmation of a long-standing, genocidal policy aimed at wiping out Palestinian life and culture. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...aljazeera.comAnas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in GazaAl Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City. 133
Kurt Borg @kurtborg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025New issue of 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 on Transnational Politics of Anti-Gender Mobilizations. Includes my review of Adriana Zaharijević's Judith Butler & Politics, a wonderful book. All articles open access through the link below. journal-redescriptions.org/43/volume/28...journal-redescriptions.orgVolume 28 - Issue 1 - 2025 | Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory 010
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 05/06/2025PEN Malta stands with Maltese and Malta-based writers, artists, academics & activists in calling out European Parliament Roberta Metsola's silence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/ 132
Reposted by Kurt BorgInternational Journal of Disability and Social Justice @ijdsj.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Following last week's announcement of our two new Executive Editors Dr @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social & Prof Heng-hao Chang, we're thrilled to announce 5 wonderful new IJDSJ Editorial Board members: ✨Dr Kurt Borg ✨Dr Paul Darke ✨Dr @antoniosktenidis.bsky.social ✨Dr Amy Redhead ✨Prof Tania Titchkosky 132
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 18/05/2025We joined civil society in marking the Palestinian Nakba and in urging our government and the EU to stop Israel's genocoide of Palestinians www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...maltatoday.com.mtNGOs mark 77 years since Nakba with march, call for action on GazaOrganisers say the march honours the Palestinian Nakba and urges Malta and the EU to take immediate action to stop Israel’s crimes against humanity 022
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Check out PEN Malta's May newsletter – find out more about the Open Mic on Manoel Island, standing up to unchecked development, and how you can raise your voice. Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians. 033
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025In-Newsletter ta' PEN Malta għal Mejju - niżżilha u ssib iżjed informazzjoni dwar il-Palk Ħieles fuq Manoel Island kontra l-iżivlupp bla kontroll u kif tista' ssemma' leħnek. Manoel Island tista' tkun post fejn ingawdu lkoll, kontra r-regħba ta' min irid jaħtaf 'il pajjiżna. 011
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Ingħaqad magħna għall-Palk Ħieles f'lejla li tiċċelebra l-libertà tal-espressjoni, il-komunità u l-kreattività fl-arja miftuħa. Organizzat minn PEN Malta mal-kampanja "Manoel Island: Post Għalina". - 22 ta’ Mejju 2025 - 6:00 PM - Manoel Island Irreġistra hawn: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 013
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 04/05/20251/ PEN Malta stands in solidarity with Gaza and condemns the Maltese government’s refusal to assist the humanitarian vessel Conscience, left stranded following a reported Israeli drone attack. www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...maltatoday.com.mtActivists urge government to allow Gaza aid ship to dock in Malta after drone attackActivists are urging the Maltese government to allow the damaged humanitarian vessel Conscience to dock for emergency repairs, following a reported Israeli drone strike near Malta's waters 122
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Fil-jum Dinji għal-Libertà tal-Istampa nitlobu għall-waqfien tal-impunità ta' min iwettaq krimini kontra l-ġurnalisti. On World Press Freedom Day we call for the end of impunity for crimes against journalists. 023
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 14/03/2025PEN Malta firmly supports the call to safeguard a healthy democratic culture, as highlighted in today’s Times of Malta editorial. Democracy is about fostering a culture where informed debate, accountability and the protection of fundamental freedoms thrive. timesofmalta.com/article/edit...timesofmalta.comEditorial: More to democracy than just votingThe safety of journalists is of paramount importance without whom we would lose a crucial component in the democratic functioning of the institution of our democracy 143
Reposted by Kurt BorgStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Seyla Benhabib and Ayelet Shahar (eds.), Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders - Cambridge University Press, January 2025 (print and open access) www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...cambridge.orgLawless Zones, Rightless SubjectsCambridge Core - Political Theory - Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects 073
Reposted by Kurt Borgpen-tlrc.bsky.social @pen-tlrc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025MAKING SILENCED LANGUAGES VISIBLE Day 11 - Poem 17: Malti Keith Borg: sakemm (until) Malti is the official language of the Maltese people. It is the only official Semitic language of the EU, and the only one written in Latin alphabet. @penmalta.bsky.social youtu.be/yYdtAioz00M?...youtu.beKeith Borg: sakemm (until) MaltiYouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI 1117
Reposted by Kurt BorgPEN Malta @penmalta.bsky.social · 27/02/2025PEN Malta expresses solidarity with journalists who were attacked yesterday Wednesday 26 February while carrying out their duties in court. 1/3 timesofmalta.com/article/igm-...timesofmalta.com'I will f*** your family': journalists threatened outside court, IĠM want actionJournalists 'filmed and threatened by relatives', institute wants police to take action 164
Kurt Borg @kurtborg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Riċensjoni ta' sens ta' ħarifa -- Daniel Cossai www.illum.com.mt/kultura/arti...illum.com.mtIl-ħajja storja, l-istorja ideaFil-paġna letterarja tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għal dil-ġimgħa, Daniel Cossai jħares lejn il-ġabra ta’ esejs ta’ Kurt Borg, Sens ta’ Ħarifa, ippubblikat mill-Klabb Kotba ... 000
Kurt Borg @kurtborg.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Fuq @aphroconfuso.bsky.social, tistgħu wkoll taqraw (jew tisimgħu) "Ġilda", wieħed mill-esejs li jidher fil-ġabra *sens ta' ħarifa* aphroconfuso.mt/kurt-borg-%C4%A1ilda/aphroconfuso.mtĠilda ta’ Kurt BorgHemm karru bil-ġwienaħ misjuq minn kuċċier miġbud minn żewġt iżwiemel. Żiemel minnhom abjad, b’għonqu wieqaf dritt, grazzjuż. L-ieħor iswed, magħmul ikrah u goff. Bil-frosta f’idu, il-kuċċier qed jitt... 031
Kurt Borg @kurtborg.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Tistgħu taqraw iktar dwar *sens ta' ħarifa*, minn fejn ġie u kif tfassal, f'dan l-esej li deher fil-ġurnal letterarju @aphroconfuso.bsky.social: aphroconfuso.mt/kurt-borg-dwar-sens-ta-%C4%A7arifa/aphroconfuso.mtDwar sens ta’ ħarifa ta’ Kurt BorgWaqt il-proċess tal-editjar ta’ “Ġilda”, Joe u Loranne kienu mbuttawni biex naħseb iktar dwar kif u għala qed nuża l-lingwa li qed nuża. Każ minnhom, li bqajna nsemmuh, kien dwar l-użu ta’ kwotazzjoni... 121
Kurt Borg @kurtborg.bsky.social · 23/11/2024*sens ta' ħarifa* jista' jinxtara mis-sit tal-pubblikatur: www.midseabooks.com/shop/language-literature/rumanzi-u-novelli/sens-ta-harifa-essejs/ 120