GNC amends Constitutional Declaration, declares Libya a “Muslim state”
By Libya Herald reporter. Tripoli, 26 May 2015: The Tripoli-based continuing General National Congress has amended Article No. 1 of ...
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Alexandria Declaration on Women’s rights in Islam
International Women's Day 2014 celebrated with a conference in Tripoli (Photo: Sami Zaptia). Tripoli, 11 March 2014: During the International ...
Congress supports Sharia
By Ahmed Elumami. Tripoli, 5 December 2013: The General National Congress has voted in favour of a statement declaring that the ...
Learning from Tunisian and Egyptian Arab Spring experiences – part three: Economics
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 06 April 2013: The Programme on Arab Reform and Democracy’s 4th Annual Conference was held in ...
Opinion: Kings of the centre
By Mazin Ramadan. Tripoli, 6 April 2013: In everyday modelling of political positions people use a simple left-right axis. It ...
Opinion: Women in Libya are in a state of denial regarding women’s rights in Libya
By Magdulien Abaida. 13 December 2012: The first thing women’s rights activists in Libya mention about women’s rights in Libya ...
National Congress leader Magarief says Libya should be a “secular state”
By Sami Zaptia. Research by Nihal Zaroug. Mohamed Magarief has opened up one of the most important debates about Libya's ...
Opinion: Handover ceremony – Mustafa Abdul Jalil controversial to the end
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 11 August: The hand over ceremony between the NTC and the elected GNC Islam, democracy, ...
Independents must remain independent – Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani
The head of the . . .Supreme Fatwa Council grand mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 20 July: ...
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