Libya's History Sheds Light On Current Conflict Decades of autocratic rule and an historically divided population have set the stage for unrest in Libya. Cambridge University's George Joffe and ...

Not all of recent Libyan history will be so easily recovered—nor does everyone want it to be so prominently on show, as this North African country of 6 million starts the uncomfortable task of ...

Libya today is a free Libya, but also a Libya plagued by a sad and violent history, a Libya that has not been able to progress for 42 years. Basic education, health care and infrastructure are ...

Libyan rebel fighters controlled most of Tripoli by Monday morning, although forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were holding out in parts of the capital. Here are some reactions to the developments ...

Libyan history through feminist mythologies. Now, these female authors are adapting local folk tales, Greek mythology, and sacred texts. “There is an inheritance of historical fiction in Libya, ...

Elected on the promise of no longer sending American troops to the Middle East, President Barack Obama allowed France and the ...

With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your ...

Libya’s current turmoil cannot be understood without examining its fragmented past: three distinct regions with separate identities, histories, and political trajectories that continue to fuel today’s ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ptolemais on Libya's Mediterranean coast recently explored a Roman-era villa that likely dates back to the late 2nd century C.E. A lavish residence ...

Benghazi, Libya – It happened in ... became administrative buildings, or people started living there, giving them new life. Regardless, they are all part of Libyan history. ...

In April of this year, it was already apparent that the Libyan War of 2011 had become a curious war of military, economic and political attrition. That was cruel news then, and remains so today.

Barce, Libya, February 1963: Carrying all the belongings she could save from her ruined home, a mother leads her child in search of shelter following an earthquake.