Libya Chronicles

Destruction and Resistance

Attacking Sufi Heritage in Libya
Abubaker and a friend visited the Al Andalusi shrine in the aftermath of its bombing in 2013. The shrine was a significant icon of the city of Tajoura in the east of Tripoli.
In the post-revolution lawlessness of Libya, Sufi shrines and mosques were bombed by Salafi militant groups. Photographer Nader Elgadi documented the fear, destruction and the efforts to resist in a series of photographs from 2013-2014.
Tahrir Square in Cairo. Since 2013, Egypt has experienced extremist attacks in its major cities and on the Sinai Peninsula, most recently the 24 November mosque attack that killed more than 300 worshippers.
Civil War Libya and its Spillover to Egypt
Abubaker in the ruins of the Sidi Alandalusi shrine, a significant icon of the city of Tajoura in the east of Tripoli.
Destruction of Sufi Heritage in Libya
Mohammad Al-Zway and Ragab Benghuzzi in the Al Aesema station in Tripoli in 2013. They have since left Libya over concerns about their safety.
Libya’s War on Journalism
The Sahara desert region of Fezzan in Libya.
Italy’s Intervention in Libya’s South
Designer Khaled Bader drawing a mural in the new Tanarout centre.
Cultural Space in Benghazi
Sallum, a border town between Egypt an Libya
Reading Egypt’s Policy on Libya
A Lybian School in Egypt
Libyans Barred Refugee Status in Egypt

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