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A Libyan Family’s Quiet Resilience

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Post date May 16, 2016

Man jumping off a disused military vehicle in Misrata, Libya Li Muzi/Xinhua/ZUMA

MISRATA — The weather is fair as the moon hangs over a family home in Misrata. The al-Rufai’s tiled courtyard, with its table and plastic chairs, and a vine shoot wrapped around the arbor, feels strangely peaceful this evening. Inside a dismantled Libya, the enclosure is an unexpected oasis, a welcome safe-haven against the chaos. […]

Tags democracy, gaddafi, isis, libya, misrata, portrait, revolution

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Martyrs And Mixed Messages On Anniversary Of Libya Revolution

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Post date February 18, 2014

Post-Gaddafi Libya is a mix of newfound freedom and political instability. The latest news includes worries of an impending coup d”état after a top general suggested that the way forward for the country was to suspend Parliament. Still, Libyans celebrated – or at least were free to acknowledge – the third anniversary of their 2011 […]

Tags anniversary, Benghazi, gaddafi, libya, misrata, mubarak, nabus, revolution

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