Engaging women in a democratic Libya: an optimistic view of the Libyan elections

Sara ElGaddari 7 June 2012

Obstructing your wife, sister or daughter from voting is utterly unacceptable and an infringement of her newly-found liberties. The NTC, NGOs and society must face this challenge together.

Libya: a blurring of the post-conflict political landscape

Rhiannon Smith 6 June 2012

If voters are unable to make an informed decision, due to lack of information concerning the candidate, the process or the role those elected will play, then they will either not vote, or vote but without feeling responsible or accountable for the vote they cast. 

Libya: tests of renewal

Alison Pargeter 2 June 2012

The impending elections in Libya are a signal of the country's progress since the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime. But the post-revolution landscape is filled with challenges - of region and ethnicity, violence and authority - that must be addressed if Libyans' future security is to be assured, says Alison Pargeter.

Pan Am 103: Libya and a case unclosed

Paul Rogers 24 May 2012

The death of the Libyan official convicted over the Lockerbie bombing in December 1988 will not end the question of responsibility for the atrocity.

Libya: the revolution was the easy part

Rhiannon Smith 21 May 2012

For these young Libyans, to register and participate in the elections means acknowledging that their voices are no more important than anyone else’s.


Libya: Identity and legitimisation still needs official paperwork

Sara ElGaddari 21 May 2012

In the aftermath of the revolution, many Libyans are confronted with significant bureaucratic hurdles. Unable to travel freely, procure a passport, and secure necessary paperwork.

International intervention and its humanitarian consequences in Libya and beyond: an unresolved issue

Alvaro Mellado Dominguez and Tom Pitt-Rashid 11 May 2012

Although the intervention in Libya has had some positive effects on the country it finds itself in a humanitarian crisis. Impunity and crimes against humanity occur, many people are displaced and conflict has spilled over to neighbouring countries. A more developed and broader humanitarian intervention in Libya is required

Mali's crisis: pitfalls and pathways

Gilles Olakounlé Yabi 18 April 2012

A short-lived military coup in Mali highlights the complex crisis unfolding in the country's north, where armed groups and religious networks are active among a disaffected Tuareg population. Both immediate measures and an intelligent medium-term strategy are needed to preserve the nation's unity and create new foundations for progress, says Gilles Olakounlé Yabi. 

 

Interview with Arab rappers Ibn Thabit and Deeb, Part 2

Arab Awakening 18 March 2012

In the second part of the interview, Libyan rapper Ibn Thabit and Egyptian rapper El Deeb tell openDemocracy's Bassam Gergi, Mazen Zoabi and Rosemary Bechler what their next steps are, what brought Egyptians and Libyans together, and how they are learning from one another.

Invitation to London docklands to meet three Arab rappers

Bassam Gergi 28 February 2012

Come and hear about hip hop - whose goal is to bring people together outside of violence in the Arab uprisings

Hip hop and the Arab uprisings

Ulysses 24 February 2012
People shouldn't divide Arabic rappers into pro- and anti-revolution camps and castigate one side - the Arabic hip-hip scene is too nuanced and complex for that. But if unity only comes at the expense of social justice, the Arab world will be even worse off than before.

Women in the new Libya: challenges ahead

Kathryn Spellman-Poots 23 December 2011

Will the rights of the women, who participated in the struggles leading to fall of Gaddafi, be put under pressure in the new Libya? Kathryn Spellman-Poots assesses women’s status under Gadaffi and points to the perils ahead.

2011, the two winners

Patrice de Beer 22 December 2011
The hopes of liberation from dictatorship and penury shine less brightly at the end of this year of movement, says Patrice de Beer.

Wars of Decline: Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya

David Held and Kristian Coates Ulrichsen 12 December 2011
This article assesses the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in terms of their legality, their consequences - local, regional and global - and their impact. It describes the growing impotence of western powers in reshaping global politics by force. Rather, it argues, the flawed application of organised violence as a tool in the defence and projection of western power has dissolved the grandiose project of the ‘American century.’

UK arms sales to Libya - stop, start, stop and start again

Kaye Stearman 6 December 2011

The UK's Campaign Against Arms Trade wants to see an immediate stop on arms sales to repressive regimes, the closure of UKTI DSO and an end to all taxpayer support for the arms industry.

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