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🕊️ It began with a question.![]()
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A student challenged prejudice.![]()
A young man chose conscience over silence and free thought over fear.![]()
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That young man was Sherif Gaber.![]()
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Since then, he has faced years of prosecution, detention, uncertainty and persecution for expressing his views on religion, secularism, science and human rights.![]()
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His case is a stark reminder of what happens when states treat peaceful expression as a crime.![]()
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Freedom of conscience belongs to everyone. Every person should be free to examine their beliefs, question them, change them, leave a religion, practise one, or reject belief altogether — without fear of punishment or persecution.![]()
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Freedom of expression also includes the right to discuss and criticise ideas peacefully, even when those ideas are deeply held.![]()
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Blasphemy laws do not protect people. They protect power from criticism.![]()
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Humanists Malta stands with Sherif Gaber and with everyone whose rights are threatened simply because they think, speak, believe, or disbelieve differently.![]()
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No one should be imprisoned for asking questions.![]()
No one should be persecuted for disbelief.![]()
No one should disappear for thinking freely.![]()
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humanists.uk/2026/07/17/freedom-to-leave-or-change-religion-under-growing-threat-pew-data-shows/![]()
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In a world that can often feel increasingly divided, uncertain and polarised, the values of humanism matter more than ever.![]()
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This week, representatives of the global humanist movement adopted the **Ottawa Declaration on Humanism as Resistance**, affirming that humanism is not simply a set of beliefs or principles, but an active approach to life.![]()
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For us, humanism means choosing compassion over dehumanisation, reason and evidence over misinformation, solidarity over division, and the equal dignity and freedom of every person.![]()
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It means thinking critically while remaining humane. It means listening, questioning, learning and recognising our responsibility towards one another.![]()
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And it means understanding that progress cannot simply be taken for granted. Human rights, democracy, freedom of thought and the dignity of every individual need people willing to stand up for them.![]()
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Humanism is more than a philosophy. It is a way of approaching life, and one another, with **compassion and reason leading the way**.![]()
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🌍 Read more about the Ottawa Declaration on Humanism as Resistance: humanists.international/policy/the-ottawa-declaration-on-humanism-as-resistance/ ![]()
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#HumanistsMalta #humanism #humanrights #HumanDignity #compassion Reason CriticalThinking Democracy Solidarity HumanistsInternational
🌿 9 August — International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples![]()
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On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we pause not only to remember injustice, but to recognise wisdom.![]()
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For centuries, Indigenous peoples have endured a litany of abuses. But they have also preserved ways of living that challenge some of the modern world’s deepest failures: disconnection from nature, inequality, unchecked power, and the idea that progress must come at the cost of community.![]()
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Their traditions remind us that knowledge is not found in one civilisation alone. It lives in many languages, landscapes, memories, and practices. It is carried through relationships, responsibility, care for the land, and respect for future generations.![]()
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A humanist reflection on this day means looking honestly at the violence of the past while also recognising the dignity, creativity, and moral insight of Indigenous peoples today.![]()
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To honour Indigenous peoples is not only to remember what was taken. It is also to listen to what was never lost. 🌍![]()
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldIndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousRights #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousWisdom #HumanRights #HumanDignity #Decolonisation #Decolonize #CulturalRights #EnvironmentalJustice #EcologicalWisdom #Community #Reciprocity #Sustainability #SocialJustice #Humanism #HumanistsMalta #ReasonAndEmpathy #Equality #Respect #Solidarity #Freedom #Justice #CivilSociety #Malta
🌿 9 August — International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples![]()
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Chief Luther Standing Bear’s words carry a powerful humanist insight: we are not separate from nature. We are part of it.![]()
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As sentient beings, our lives emerged from the natural world. Our bodies, emotions, needs, and relationships are all shaped by that connection. When we learn to treat nature as something lifeless, disposable, or beneath us, it becomes easier to treat other human beings in the same way.![]()
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A heart cut off from nature can also become cut off from empathy.![]()
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Indigenous traditions have long shown that land, community, memory, and responsibility are inseparable. Protecting the natural world is not just an environmental issue — it is a moral obligation.![]()
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To live humanely means recognising our dependence on one another, on future generations, and on the earth that sustains us all. 🌍![]()
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldIndigenousPeoplesDay #ChiefLutherStandingBear #Lakota #IndigenousWisdom #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousRights #Humanism #HumanistsMalta #HumanDignity #Nature #Ecology #EnvironmentalJustice #Sustainability #Community #Empathy #Responsibility #HumanFlourishing #Respect #Solidarity #HumanRights #CulturalRights #Decolonisation #ReasonAndEmpathy #Malta
🌿 9 August — International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples![]()
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Kondiaronk’s words still cut through centuries later.![]()
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They are not simply a rejection of money, but a challenge to what happens when wealth becomes the measure of human life.![]()
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As humanists, we do not condemn wealth itself. Resources, prosperity, and economic security can help people live with dignity. But wealth should be a means to an end — not the end itself.![]()
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That end must be human happiness, freedom, dignity, and flourishing.![]()
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When money becomes more important than people, societies lose sight of what truly matters: care, community, fairness, honesty, and the shared wellbeing of all.![]()
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On Indigenous Peoples Day, Kondiaronk reminds us that other ways of living, thinking, and organising society have always existed — and that many Indigenous voices saw clearly the dangers of greed, inequality, and power long before modern societies were willing to admit them.![]()
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A better world is not measured only by what it produces, but by how humanely people are able to live within it. 🌍![]()
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldIndigenousPeoplesDay #Kondiaronk #IndigenousWisdom #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousRights #Humanism #HumanistsMalta #HumanDignity #HumanFlourishing #Equality #Justice #Community #Solidarity #Wellbeing #Ethics #ReasonAndEmpathy #SocialJustice #Decolonisation #CulturalRights #Sustainability #Greed #Inequality #HumanRights #Malta
Humanists Malta is proud to be among the NGOs and civil society organisations endorsing this joint statement.![]()
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We urge the Maltese Government to support EU measures banning the import of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.![]()
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Trade should not contribute to, normalise, or profit from violations of international law. Products linked to illegal settlements are not a neutral commercial matter. They are connected to occupation, dispossession, and the denial of fundamental rights.![]()
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A principled commitment to human rights requires consistency. Malta should support action that upholds international law, protects human dignity, and ensures that European markets are not complicit in sustaining injustice or undermining the prospects for peace in the region.![]()
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We encourage you to read the full statement and learn more about the issues at stake.![]()
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#HumanistsMalta #humanrights #InternationalLaw #palestine #OccupiedPalestinianTerritory #IsraeliSettlements #civilsociety #justice #accountability #HumanDignity #RuleOfLaw #malta #EuropeanUnion #humanism
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