Tbahhir is actually derived from the Arabic word ‘buhuur’, which simple means incense.

“Tbahhir” has nothing to do with bahar (sea). It comes from “bhur” which means aromatic herbs such as incense. Various herbs were burnt to smoke out the evil eye from houses, a very ancient and widespread tradition not confined to the Mediterranean.

It’s also commonplace all along the Eastern Mediterranean shore and the Levant.

Mr Lebrecht, an extremely successful London-based author and cultural commentator, is followed by a wide community of top players from around the world, radio producers, art professionals, serious art lovers…and Kenneth Zammit Tabona.

Yes. Then they’ll fit a cat flap to Piano’s city gate so Kitten can make his grand entrance.

What a farce !

Read what Reuters had to say about Libya’s oil :

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-libya-oil-idUSBRE97QOTT20130827

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/28/us-libya-oil-pm-idUSBRE97ROQW20130828

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/01/us-libya-oil-stability-analysis-idUSBRE98009Q20130901

It was carried to symbolically drive out the devil from one’s home. The pan carrying the smouldering olive leaves was systematically inserted under beds and other pieces of furniture, and into every nook and cranny, while the family group recited the Creed.

The practice survived at least up to the late 1950s.

But precocious, pre-teen Kenneth was already above all that it would seem. Now he is busy making up for it late in his life by living by the Joseph Muscat Credo: First I, then Me, then Myself, and to hell with everything and everyone else.

The mother of all double chins and a suit ha tixpakka.