Malta and the Mediterranean Sea -- An architectural innovation to segregate and control the space -- Covered-balconies 'gallarija' -- the source of the model -- Maltese gallarijia -- review of the literature -- The development of Islamic empire & expansion into the Mediterranean -- Muslim cities -- the management and control of the space -- Islamic architecture and the development of Maltese 'gallarijia' -- The control of the space and Muslim women -- The Normans in Malta and the end of Muslim rule -- Valletta, the new city and the new capital -- The Valletta, the nuns & the prostitutes -- The status of women in Europe -- The status of women during the Knights & the function of the gallarija -- The cultural legacy of the Knights and domestic violence -- The Knights in Malta -- magistral palace and the first gallariji -- The successful adaptations of boxed-balconies in Malta -- Building gallarija -- diffusion of knowledge & transfer of ideas -- The end of hostility, concluding remarks & recommendations
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