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Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times. David Saliba reads an article by Daiva Repečkaitė.

Raisa Galea talks to Antoine Zammit, a practicing architect and urban designer, about challenges and hopes pertaining to open public spaces in Malta. How do we define a public space? How do we design a public space? And, finally, how do we defend a public space from overbuilding? Listen to this edition of Isles Aloud podcast to learn more about public space in Malta.

Raisa Galea discusses the debate on abortion in Malta with Andrea Dibben, a social policy academic and chairperson of Women’s Rights Foundation, and David Zammit, Head of Department of Civil Law at the University of Malta. Together, they reflect on the reasons for resistance to legalising abortion in Malta as well as its moral, legal and social aspects. What are the limits to personal choices? Does every living thing truly wish to live? Who are the most vulnerable members of society? These and a few other topics are discussed in the podcast.

Raisa Galea talks to Mario Vella, the frontman of cult band Brikkuni, about his alleged aversion to feminism, #metoo movement and gender equality.

The perfect, romanticised version of motherhood—the ‘motherhood myth’—needs to be dismantled. Women who are childless by choice are controversial, but women who regret motherhood…? This is the ultimate taboo. Maria Theuma reads an essay by Liza Caruana-Finkel.