Posts Tagged Gaddafi

By Vanessa • 12 years ago

Libyan revolution takes Tripoli by storm

Pic via Daily News.

In a swift move yesterday, Libyan rebel forces took over Tripoli Square and detained two of Moammar Qaddafi’s sons, leaving rebels confident that the revolution is nearing a victory, and the end of Qaddafi’s rule is imminent.

Though CNN reports show some fighters were told that army forces were coming their way, Qaddafi is nowhere in sight and the city seems to remain in the power of revolution leaders as of right now. This will mark the end of four decades of the oppressive dictatorship.

While the future for Libya is unknown, ideas on how to move forward are already being discussed. We’ll keep you posted as things develop.

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Pic via Daily News.

In a swift move yesterday, Libyan rebel forces took over Tripoli Square and detained two of Moammar Qaddafi’s sons, leaving rebels confident that the revolution is nearing a ...
By Anna Therese Day • 12 years ago

“We are all Eman Al-Obeidy”: women of east Libya speak out

Libyan women’s activists, Amany Mufta Ismail and Nebras Attias, explain in their own words their reaction to the story of Eman Al-Obeidy.

“She is a logo for us… She is a Libyan logo for us,” explains 22-year-old Amany Mufta Ismail, a women’s organizer in the Eastern Libyan city of Dirna. In recent months, Al-Obeidy, a 29-year-old Libyan law student, directed the world’s attention to the treatment of women under Libyan President Muamarr Gaddafi’s security forces, but also to the chilling reality faced by women in times of war. Earlier this week, CNN confirmed that Al-Obeidy had in fact escaped to Tunisia days earlier, with the assistance of defecting military officers.

Libyan women’s activists, Amany Mufta Ismail and Nebras Attias, explain in their own words their reaction to the story of Eman Al-Obeidy.

“She is a logo for us… She is a Libyan logo for us,” explains 22-year-old ...
By Anna Therese Day • 12 years ago

“We are all Eman Al-Obeidy”: women of east Libya speak out

Libyan women’s activists, Amany Mufta Ismail and Nebras Attias, explain in their own words their reaction to the story of Eman Al-Obeidy.

“She is a logo for us… She is a Libyan logo for us,” explains 22-year-old Amany Mufta Ismail, a women’s organizer in the Eastern Libyan city of Dirna. In recent months, Al-Obeidy, a 29-year-old Libyan law student, directed the world’s attention to the treatment of women under Libyan President Muamarr Gaddafi’s security forces, but also to the chilling reality faced by women in times of war. Earlier this week, CNN confirmed that Al-Obeidy had in fact escaped to Tunisia days earlier, with the assistance of defecting military officers.

Libyan women’s activists, Amany Mufta Ismail and Nebras Attias, explain in their own words their reaction to the story of Eman Al-Obeidy.

“She is a logo for us… She is a Libyan logo for us,” explains 22-year-old ...