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September 2012

September 25, 2012

“Woman vs Islamist” – Duelling Protests, Flag Switching and Zero Sum Games

The last few weeks in Libya have been tragic, depressing and hopeful by turn. For...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

The “Symbolic Step” of Women’s Political Participation in A New Libya

Libya's new interim government, which was announced on November 22, has been tasked with preparing...

November 15, 2011

The Libyan Woman’s New Libya

This piece was written by a Guest Contributor, Summar Shammakhi. The interim Libyan leader, Mustapha...

September 2011

September 06, 2011

Libya’s Girl Executioners and Gun-Brandishing Newscasters

Nisreen Mansour al Forgani, centre, with fellow Gaddafi female militia members. She is now under...

April 2011

April 04, 2011

The Symbol of Eman al-Obeidi

On March 26, Eman al-Obeidi burst into the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli and told reporters...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

An Interview with Yusra Tekbali on Libya

MMW Contributor Yusra Tekbali was in Libya during the outbreak of the February 17 Revolution....

September 2009

September 17, 2009

The Woman who Wasn’t There: Aisha Gaddafi in the Press

With the recent release of the suspected Pan Am 103 bomber, the 40th anniversary of...

January 2009

January 05, 2009

Sexual harassment of Libyan women is holding us back

A recent Reuters article vaguely described sexual harassment in Libya by blaming it on “antiquated...