Integration: Don’t let us be misunderstood

Credit: “M” Magazine Malta / by Sandy Calleja Portelli (Dec’ 12, issue 38)

For centuries, foreigners have landed on our shores looking to build a new life. Whether they arrived here by choice or chance, their presence impacts our community in ways we seldom stop to ponder.

As a nation, we pride ourselves on being hospitable, which means foreigners must find it easy to settle down in Malta – but do they?

LAIQ AHMED ATIF is President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta and has been living here in that capacity since coming to Malta in 2007 after a short posting in Germany.

“Living in Germany was a positive experience but coming to Malta was completely different – I felt at home as soon as I landed. The fact that English is so widely spoken here makes it easy to settle down – moreover, people are very friendly.

“The more I came to know Malta, the more I realised that there are many similarities between the Maltese and Pakistani people. The social and legal structures are very different of course, but I find that morally the people are very similar. The ethics of friendliness, generosity, and…

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