The Malta Institute of Cultural Studies (MIOCS) has just published the second issue of the Journal of the Monastic Military Orders, edited by Comm Dr George Gregory Buttigieg. The full colour 130-page journal is a must-have for students, scholars and Melitensia enthusiasts alike. This prestigious and highly acclaimed publication is bound to enrich any private library.

A selected number of handmade cribs will be displayed in an exhibition at the Sagrestia Vault of the Valletta Waterfront from December 22 until January 5.

The Malta Institute of Cultural Studies (MIOCS) set up last year as a privately owned organisation dedicated to publishing, academia and related cultural activities, has now opened for membership.

While Islam is viewed as the savior and nurturer of the Classical Greek Civilization, there is an alternative story to this near-universal widsom of our time. Islam may well have had initiated the death of the Classical Civilization.

The Din l-Art Helwa Gozo Branch are organising a presentation by Architects Ivana Farrugia and Norbert Gatt, entitled ‘An Assault upon the Citadel’.