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on September 8, 2012 at 13:57 / in Culture

Libyan Athletes’ Adventure at Paralympics Over

The greatest ever Summer Paralympic Games will wrap up Sunday in London with what is expected to be another spectacular closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, a day that will mark the end of two very important sporting events that took place in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 (till [...]

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on September 8, 2012 at 13:23 / in Culture

Tales of a revolution, from Libya to Stillwater

Ilya Gorodisher of Stillwater used social media to collect the stories of 100 people who were touched by the 2011 Libyan uprising. By TIM HARLOW Ilya Gorodisher met scores of Freedom Fighters who took part in the 2011 Libyan Revolution that led to the ousting of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Ironically, [...]

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on September 3, 2012 at 18:55 / in Culture

An emotive history — the story of the flag

By Nour Naas. From the very beginning of the 17 February Revolution, the tricolour flag with the crescent and star has been its rallying symbol. But it is a symbol that has its own story — one that speaks of an earlier struggle for Libyan freedom and unity, an earlier [...]

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on August 19, 2012 at 01:18 / in Culture

1st Eid Memory

The first Eid with out the tyrant in power. Tripoli Libya 2011

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on August 14, 2012 at 19:47 / in Culture

Operation Mermaid Dawn – Extended Trailer

The trailer for an upcoming film by @azizbelhaj about the battle for the liberation of Tripoli, Libya (20th August 2011).

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on August 14, 2012 at 19:14 / in Culture

Thriving Libyan Community in North London Enjoys Ramadan

By Karen Dabrowska (The Tripoli Post) Every Saturday during Ramadan London’s Libyan community has been hiring the Pakistani mosque and community centre in Willesden Green, North London for iftar, prayers and meetings. To the great delight of the women, the men arrived early to prepare the food: dates, milk, sweets, and [...]

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on August 9, 2012 at 22:40 / in Culture

Jalil in headscarf controversy as first row erupts at National Congress

Tripoli, 9 August (Libya Herald) A fierce row broke out in the National Congress this morning, Thursday, after one congressman walked out of the handover ceremony because the young woman hosting the event was not wearing a headscarf. The controversy deepened further when Mustafa Abdul Jalil, in one of his [...]

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on August 7, 2012 at 14:32 / in Culture

Now hear this: fun and freedom on Libyan radio

AFP, Tuesday 7 Aug 2012 Music and laughter spill out of the grey building in the Libyan capital which is home to Radio Zone, one of the hippest channels to hit the north African nation’s airwaves after the ouster of Moamer Gaddafi. “The people haven’t been heard for a while [...]

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on July 29, 2012 at 21:05 / in Culture

Libya the next holiday paradise, country’s tourist authorities say

Libyan tourist authorities want it to become tourist hot spot Ancient ruins and Tripoli “paradise” for history buffs Country has five UNESCO World Heritage sites IT may have endured more than 40 years of sheer bloody terror and dictatorship, but a Libyan tourist organisation reckons the country has what it [...]

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on July 22, 2012 at 18:21 / in Culture

Ingredients of Libya: Sabha

Ingredients of Libya – Sabha Edition

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on July 22, 2012 at 14:59 / in Culture

Libyan Customs During Ramadan

After breaking your fast by eating three dates, which is followed by the Maghreb (sunset) prayer it is advised that you drink water and have soup to rehydrate your body after the thirst of a whole day without drinking and eating. In Libya most Libyans make a soup made with [...]

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on July 21, 2012 at 01:24 / in Culture

First Ramadan As A Free Libya

Fasting in Islam is the abstinence from food, drink, intimacy or smoking, from sunrise to sunset. Although Muslims can fast any time of the year , every able Muslim is required to fast one month of the yea in particular. This is the month of Ramadan. The fasting during the [...]

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on July 17, 2012 at 04:50 / in Culture

How Hadi Naser defied language, war and the odds to create a global empire

By Lauren M. Rielly Libyan Spider is a success story that started out at first as a hobby by a man named Hadi Naser. Hadi was born on August 20, 1973 to Mohamed Naser, a soldier in the army and Salha Najah a housewife and spent most of his childhood [...]

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on July 4, 2012 at 20:05 / in Culture

Football: Libya Climbs Three More Places; Now 39th in FIFA Ranking

Libya’s climb on the FIFA ladder continued this month and following some exciting results, in the World Cup qualifiers, the 1-1 draw away against Togo and the 2-1 victory over Cameroon, and the latest performances in the 9th Arab Cup – that have not been taken into consideration – Libya [...]

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on July 3, 2012 at 20:39 / in Culture

Moammar Gaddafi’s playboy son lives the good life in Niger, but how long will it last?

By Sudarsan Raghavan Niamey, Niger — A couple of months ago, Saadi al-Gaddafi and his entourage partied at a swank restaurant in this steamy West African capital. When the DJ played a Tuareg song glorifying his late father, Moammar, Saadi and his companions jumped out of their chairs and clapped [...]

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