Since the fall of Gaddafi a year ago, the Amazigh have been attempting to re-establish their long-held place in Libyan culture.  Systematically repressed under Gaddafi, the Amazigh, or Berbers, have begun teaching their language again, raising their once forbidden flag and demanding to have their rights protected under the constitution.  Obligatory apology Since the fall […]

The dominance of independents over the GNC, huge divisions inside major coalitions, and the narrow regional considerations, are all obstacles that may thwart the government of newly elected Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. The dominance of independents over the GNC, huge divisions inside major coalitions, and the narrow regional considerations, are all obstacles that may thwart […]

A month before the revolution broke out, Basma stood drunk at the old city wall and brazenly shouted “Death to Gaddafi!” The next day, she woke up inside the infamous Jdeideh prison in Tripoli with swollen eyes. Basma had been too brave, too early. Basma is known to all in the neighborhood by the male […]

The Libyan state has decided to broadcast the trials of Gaddafi’ senior officials via its satellite channels to calm and tame the instincts of revenge and hatred that have clearly begun dominating the daily life of Libyans. It seemed as if Libya had been a civilized society comparable to developed countries, starting with escorting the […]

Mustafa Abdul Jalil is Chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC) that was formed after the outbreak of the Libyan revolution. By accepting the post, he assumes a difficult historical responsibility that entails tackling complicated, sometimes thorny issues and problems for which he has been held accountable directly or indirectly, as he has been the […]

Mustafa Abdul Jalil began a career as a football player before becoming a judge and ultimately the Minister of Justice under the dissolved regime; however, that did not stop Jalil from defying Gaddafi and announcing his resignation from the dictator’s cabinet, in an open session in the General People’s Conference (GPC) in 2009. Libyans chose […]

  At sunset, as the ballot boxes of the General National Conference (GNC) elections were about to close last July, the Arab and international media began speculating about a crushing victory of the liberal National Forces Alliance (NFA), which included about 60 liberal parties led by former prime minister candidate, Dr. Mahmoud Jebril, over the […]

It’s no secret that security is chaotic in post-revolutionary Libyan cities. Observers have described the reality of a state unable to protect itself or its citizens. Worse still, no one is expects the situation to improve. In my opinion, this is because those holding the reins of government are unable to develop a security vision […]

The assassination of the Chief of Staff, Major General Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi, which took place about a month before the liberation of the Libyan capital, still raises questions and suspicions, even amongst some of the revolution’s icons. The last Minister of Interior under Gaddafi’s regime and one of the first military commanders to join […]