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A Mediterranean Journey - Malta

August 4, 2022

Jaafar Abdul Karim travels through one of the smallest countries in Europe: Malta. The Romans, the Arabs, the British and the French have all left their mark here. A sunny country with a multicultural heritage.

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Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW
Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW

Jaafar Abdul Karim starts his journey in the capital, Valetta. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city has been extensively restored and renovated. Architect Konrad Buhagiar played a major role in this. He shows Jaafar Valetta's most beautiful places, where old and new architecture come together. 

Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW


In Siggiewi, the presenter meets Marilu Vella and the two cook a very special local dish: pastizzi. The dumplings are a favorite snack of the Maltese.



The island nation has been a member of the EU since 2008. And here - in a tax haven - people like to show off what they've got. But Malta also has its dark sides: At the end of 2017, a murder shook Maltese politics and plunged the country into a crisis.  Journalist Daphne Galizia uncovered one of Malta's biggest corruption scandals. Shortly after, she was the victim of a car bomb. 

Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW
Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW



Deeply shaken by this story, Jaafar takes the ferry to Gozo. The second largest island in the Maltese archipelago is only 14 kilometers long, but it has two large opera houses. Jaafar Abdul Karim finds out why from the artistic director John Galea. 
 

Dokumentation " Eine Reise am Mittelmeer - Malta"
Image: Arte/DW


This Mediterranean island is one of the sad hotspots in the refugee crisis. Tens of thousands of people have drowned in recent years trying to reach Europe. Time and again, ships that have rescued survivors from the Mediterranean dock there. Jaafar Abdul Karim talks to survivors and Maltese photographer Darrin Zammit Lupi, who has captured moments of the refugee drama in pictures.

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