Libya

Saviour From September 1st, 1969 to October 20th, 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ruled the country of Libya from his coup d'etat to the day he died. Gaddafi gained power in place of the terrible King Idris when he saw an opportunity to better his country. Although dissenters may claim that Muammar Gaddafi was a horrendous leader, he was, in reality, a benevolent figure that dedicated his life to the people of Libya and successfully transformed his country from a wasteland into a hospitable environment.…

1. Stereotypes about Africa develop mostly from not being informed of the history and culture Africa brings to the world (3). In America, students are not really taught the positive characteristics of Africa. Instead in our history courses, the focus is on the negatives like genocide, AIDS and mainly how poor the country is (3). When in reality Africa is much more than just diseases and poverty. Most of Americans have pity towards Africa because of how Africa is portrayed in the media (3). The…

Sumaya Al Nahed interviewed a BBC Arabic correspondent in Libya to investigate the difference in the news coverage between BBC Arabic and Al Jazeera. According to her reports, “…BBC reporters were instructed not to use the word ‘revolution’ or ‘revolutionaries’ when covering the uprising, as doing so would indicate…

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Leptis Magna, Aurelius Falco, along with Rubio and Titus Buccio, arrived at the expansive villa and stable complex of Tertius Honoratus. It was late in the morning and it was still cool and crisp, still a good hour until noonday. Honoratus greeted them on the terrace of his villa, aptly named the “Domus Veneta,” it being the headquarters of the Blue Faction of Leptis Magna. He was a large, hoary-haired man of African complexion with a bulb-like nose. He was garbed in a blue…

Eratosthenes, a Greek mathematician, geographer, and astronomer, was born c276 BC in Cyrene and died c194 BC. Cyrene, modern day Libya, was during time the center of knowledge and Eratosthenes received training in certain course at a young age. After receiving training in Cyrene, Eratosthenes traveled to Athens where he expanded his knowledge. During his time in Athens, he learned from and worked under many great mathematicians. Eratosthenes then traveled to Alexandria where he spent most of…

Libya It is rude to point the sole of your shoes at another person in libya. You may find this weird, but there is a very good reason for that. It’s because the soles of your shoes are the dirtiest part of your clothing. There are many differences between the US and Libya. Most people in Libya live in urban areas and are from Arab ancestry. Due to most of them being Arab, Libya’s official language is Arabic. Among the Arabs there is a tribe of Imazighen people who are light skinned and tall.…

Concern for the environment is an ongoing theme marked with contention over whether or not humans have an ethical or moral obligation to take pro-environmental actions. Theorists, such as Aristippus and his Cyrenaic school argue that the highest good is self-pleasure, and lacking future concern they argue that individuals should take actions to ensure pleasure in the short term. According to the Cyrenaics, there is not an ethical or moral obligation to engage in pro-environmental actions.…

The Berbers The Berbers, also known as Imazighen which means ”free men” are indigenous group from Northwest Africa where they are mostly concentrated in Morocco and Algeria but smaller communities are spread out in to the east and south. Berbers have lived in Africa since the earliest recorded time. They take up about forty percent of Moroccan population and around thirty percent live in Algeria. Berbers mainly live in desert regions like the Sahara and in the Atlas Mountains. The reason the…

Why do Southwest Asia and North Africa form a useful world region? What are some of the problems associated with defining the region? Southwest Asia and North Africa form a useful world reason because the countries that make it up are fairly similar in climate and culture, and in their wealth of oil. In terms of climate, this region consists mostly of desert, making this region useful in grouping these countries together. Culturally, this region is cited as the place the major world religions…

in 1942 in Libya. At the time of Gaddafi 's birth Libya was an Italian colony. Growing up, Gaddafi witnessed significant events in the Arab world, including the Arab–Israeli War and the Egyptian Revolution. He was influenced very much by the Egyptian President Nasser. Education: Gaddafi attended elementary school, then he enrolled in the Royal Libyan Military Academy in Benghazi in 1961…