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| OPINION: In Defence of Religion - By Mohammad Azeemullah |
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To accord religion to tribalism and regionalism in Libya is a violation of the sacredness of the spirit of Islam it stands for. What secularists are trying to impress upon now, the religion of Islam did many centuries ago fighting all discriminations on the basis of tribalism and regionalism. In what way the current decision by the government to ban religious party any different from those dark days of Qaddafi’s era when religion was relegated next to nothing? How come to ban the religious distinctiveness …the source of their existential beliefs!
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| Opinion: Illegal Settlements Bonanza: Israel Plots an Endgame - By Ramzy Baroud |
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Israel’s colonisation policies are entering an alarming new phase, comparable in historic magnitude to the original plans to colonize Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem following the war of 1967.
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| OPINION: Change has Stopped in Libya, Why and Who is Responsible— By Nagi Barakat |
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Leadership is not found in the current Libyan government because the selection was random. Although random selection sometimes brings good results, this was not the case when choosing this present head of government in Libya.
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| OPINION: All Libyans Must Vote If We Are to Triumph—By Abdullah Elmaazi |
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The Libyan who lives in Al Jawf must have the same right to vote as a Libyan in Tripoli, London, Manchester, Cairo or Virginia. Yet we do not have the mechanism in place for the expatriate Libyans to vote for legislators. We must fix that now. Failing to do so would be a step back in time.
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| Opinion: Realising the Real Cause of the Libyan Uprising - By Hussain Abdulrazzaq Kreiba |
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Nothing is as painful as injustice for humans across history. Injustice is the much-hated practice. If it prevails with brutality, humans will not tolerate it and undoubtedly will resist it for it deprives them of their rights and dignity.
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| Opinion: The Libyan Revolution: Why February 17th in Particular - By Ahmed Lali |
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Libyans decided to spark their revolution by February 17, 2011, when they began defending their rights from a tyrannical regime. At the beginning, they started peacefully only by demonstrating, shouting and giving the "thumbs down to Gaddafi". Most of the people do not know why the revolution was sparked particularly on this date: "The 17th of February"
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| Opinion: Protests and Strikes Abuse - Dr Ahmed Alarbi |
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We have seen many changes, managers have been dismissed, deans replaced, and principles removed. We have reached a level of freedom the Libyans did not have during the 42 years of dictatorship. The question here, is, whether these strikes and random assemblies that often lead to delays in the productivity of important facilities which are already delayed, are disturbing the order.
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| OPINION: The Welcome Home |
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Much of the social dialogue concerning Libya’s interim government seems to discuss the personal backgrounds of officials who most of them were exiled Libyans more than it does their political strategies. They are surprised at how Libyan society would interpret their appointment to positions in the interim government.
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| OPINION: From Autocracy to Democracy - Hussain Abdulrazzaq Kreiba |
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If Libyans refuse to cast the vote in the coming elections, they will leave a political vacuum that opportunists who seek personal interests will attempt to fill in such vacuum and jeopardize the newly found democracy.
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| Opinion: East Africa at the Brink: Hidden Hands behind Sudan's Oil War - By Ramzy Baroud |
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Once again Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir waved his walking stick in the air. Once again he spoke of splendid victories over his enemies as thousands of jubilant supporters danced and cheered. But this time around the stakes are too high.
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| Opinion: Failing to Thwart the Spirit of Libya - Mohammad Azeemullah |
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Pregnancy is the most painful experience a woman goes through in her life. She is not able to walk freely, eat freely and work freely. Every fraction of the moment she is reminded of the responsibility she has about a life in her womb and she continues to sacrifice her pleasure for the sake of a new future.
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| Opinion: The Election Fever - By Gada Mahfud |
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There is a need for election campaigns in Libya. A need serious government-sponsored intensive and imaginative campaign that answers all the questions in the confused electors’ heads. Catchy tunes, attractive posters, clever slogans that tackle the issues on the ground, in the Libyan streets, must be produced without delay.
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| Opinion: Accountability of Parents - By Maryam Hedayat |
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Children are the beauty of life. They are the beauty of a relationship. Parents become better and more responsible when a precious baby comes into their life. Children are precious gifts to parents. Watching them grow to become successful, responsible and obedient is most parents’ dream.
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| Opinion: The Libyan Tea ceremony – By Gada Mahfud |
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Libyans will always invite their friends home for a chat and even encourage them to stay longer saying the third one is always served with almonds. Puzzled? They are referring to tea because in Libyan culture the tea ceremony consists of three small cups of tea.
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| Opinion: The Rest is Hasbara: Jenny Tonge’s Victory over the Lobby - By Ramzy Baroud |
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“My Lords, I was in Gaza six weeks ago,” began Baroness Tonge, when she spoke at the House of Lords in January 2009. “Now, as a result of the impotence of the international community, not just in Gaza, but…over 40 years of occupation of Palestine by Israel, those institutions that I visited are rubble and many of the children with whom I played are dead.”
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