Mothers as guinea pigs
Between 1958 and 1962 Malta had more than 800 stillborn babies
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Between 1958 and 1962 Malta had more than 800 stillborn babies
A voluntary organisation, XirCammini was set up in 2018 to focus on hiking and the spiritual and historical aspect of ancient pilgrimage routes
Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino says historian Charles Xuereb has shown how Maltese identity still seems to resemble that inside a ‘nationless state’, lacking in unifying symbols of nationhood
Where the devoted once walked, trekkers want to follow – with a virtual ‘pilgrim passport’ in hand, as Fiona Galea Debono reports. An ancient pilgrimage, which dates back to the 16th century, has been resurrected by a hiking group that wants to develop an app to help trekkers navigate the 28-kilometre trail. The Universal Peace Walk has been almost two years in the making by XirCammini, a voluntary organisation that focuses on hiking and the spiritual and historical aspect of ancient pilgrimage routes. Although it has been organising walks since it was set up in 2018, this is the first...