Malta “A Place Of Refuge”
Of all the many nations, large and small, which have issued special stamps during 1968. for International Human Rights Year—marking the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations’ proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, none has better reason for doing so than the small island of Malta. For the word Malta is believed to be derived from the name given to the island by the Phoenicians—Maleth. meaning “a place of refuge." They gave it this name because of its geographical position. its safe harbour and the kind heartedness of its people. The devastation and hardship brought upon Malta bv the entry of Italv into the Second World War was ironic. For it was in Malta that many Italian patriots found refuge during the long struggle for Italian unitv and independence in the ' half century ending in 1870. After 1917, Malta provided sanctuary for hundreds of Russians escaping from the Revolution—among them the! Dowager Empress. Only a few years later the'
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31841, 20 November 1968, Page 24
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