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Hijacking Libya: A Tale of Two Ideologues
Libya’s revolution has, indeed, been hijacked –not by Taliban-styled Salafi radicals, or the tentacles of insidious Western imperialism, but by ideologues eager to project pre-packaged hypotheses (be it democratization towards the utopia of secular modernity or entrenchment in global neo-liberalism with conservative fascism proves the rule of the day). The July 7th elections appeared to break the wave of more »
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10 Things the Prime Minister Can Fix Right Now
Today, Libyans await the General National Congress to approve Prime Minister Ali Zeidan’s proposed cabinet and take the reins from a temporary government that has failed on an overall scale to provide the most basic necessities that Libyans need to begin the rebuilding stage of their country. Over a year has passed since the country’s more »
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Beyond LTT: The State of Libya’s Internet
Libya needs another licensed Internet provider to compete with LTT in providing Internet services to the country.
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Five Goals for the NTC
How the embattled administration could save its legacy before it’s too late.
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Obama Nominates New Ambassador to Libya
Who is Deborah K. Jones? The career diplomat has served as the U.S.c ambassador to Kuwait from 2008-2011. She’s also served in Syria, Turkey, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. She’s currently a scholar at the Middle East Institute. She has two kids and speaks fluent Arabic. She was chosen to represent the American people more »
Read MoreOmar Kikli’s “Prison Sketches”
The following is an excerpt from Libyan writer Omar al-Kikli’s Prison Sketches (2012), translated from the Arabic by Sebastian Anstis. Read more at Jadaliyya. The Tea Theory of Relativity For us, tea was a matter of utmost importance; it was the only pleasure we had. It was so important that one of us, arguing with more »
Read MoreLibyan Cafés Serve a “Cup of Culture” Alongside Sips of Coffee
(Adapted from the Arabic, Imed ud-Din Hamaam for Al-Arabiya News) “It is not by bread alone that man lives”–or at least, not the kind of life that Salah Hasan, an entrepreneur in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, wants for his people. Initiatives such as Hasan’s “Cup of Culture” in Safwa Coffee café, are part of a more »
Read More“A Safer Libya Without Guns”
Check out this great PSA from SafeLibya.com on gun control. Libya’s gun control problem has lead to continued violence in the region and the NTC’s attempts at weapons collections have proved futile. ALSO READ: Libya’s escalating gun problem [AL JAZEERA ENGLISH]
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Hijacking Libya: A Tale of Two Ideologues
Libya’s revolution has, indeed, been hijacked –not by Taliban-styled Salafi radicals, or the tentacles of insidious Western imperialism, but by ideologues eager to project pre-packaged hypotheses (be it democratization towards the utopia of secular modernity or entrenchment in global neo-liberalism with conservative fascism proves the rule of the day). The July 7th elections appeared to break the wave of more »
Recommendations for peace and reconciliation in post-conflict Libya
DR. Omar Ahmed Reda is Assistant professor of Psychiatry in Oregon Health & Sciences University. He graduated from Benghazi medical school in 1998 and finished his MD degree from University of Tennessee in 2009, shortly thereafter obtaining his Masters in global mental health from Harvard University. He is a Psychological trauma expert, and the founder more »
10 Things the Prime Minister Can Fix Right Now
Today, Libyans await the General National Congress to approve Prime Minister Ali Zeidan’s proposed cabinet and take the reins from a temporary government that has failed on an overall scale to provide the most basic necessities that Libyans need to begin the rebuilding stage of their country. Over a year has passed since the country’s more »
ما بعد ليبيا للإتصالات والتقنية : وضع الإنترنت في ليبيا
[ENGLISH] في الوقت الذي يُعيد فيه شعب ليبيا بناء مجتمعهم وبنيته التحتية وإقتصاده بعد المعارك في 2011 التي أدت إلى في آخر المطاف إلى الإطاحة بنظام القذافي، فإنهم يواصلون سعيهم للحصول على إتصال بالإنترنت مستقر وعال السرعة. الدخول إلى الشبكة هو أساسي للإتصال في بلد حر لكل من الإتصالات الفردية والتجارية. و وفقاً لمركز بروتوكل more »
Beyond LTT: The State of Libya’s Internet
Libya needs another licensed Internet provider to compete with LTT in providing Internet services to the country.
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