Igor Cherstich

Igor Cherstich is a doctoral researcher in anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London, specialising in Libyan Sufism

Libya's revolution: tribe, nation, politics

The Libyan war is often portrayed through a “tribal” lens that fails to explain how the country’s tribes coexist with a sense of nationhood, says Igor Cherstich.

By Igor Cherstich

/ 3 Oct 2011