Gozitan history in the making : 1,000 issues of Il-Ħaija f'Għawdex

Abstract

Considering the notion of double-insularity and the fact that from various perspectives, Gozo has been and is still considered by some as the backwater of the main island of Malta, the island of the three hills, as it has been dubbed, has fared quite well throughout the ages. Since Canon Gian Piet Franġisk Agius De Soldanis published his monumental Il Gozo Antico e Modero, Sacro e Profano, publications that refer to Gozo and publications about the island have grown in quantity, and I would dare say, also in quality. However, besides published books, there is nothing better than a periodical or a regular magazine as a means of spreading knowledge and making a place better known. Gozo’s Il-Ħajja f’Għawdex is a case in point; with its 1,000th issue on our doorstep, it has literally made history. No lover of Gaulitana would think twice about making his own a collection of Il-Ħajja f’Għawdex.