Love, grief, life and death – all of these suddenly take on a whole new meaning when the place you call home is drawn into conflict and violence. In Libyan poet Nora M. Barghati’s world, the dark is turned into an act of cultural revival.

Libya has seen rough times since Gaddafi fell. Things that once worked are no longer functioning; what used to be reliable cannot be trusted. This includes the country’s electricity supply – Libyans today are more and more finding themselves left in the dark. But, as it turns out, the blackouts also let people discover new things.

في أحد شوارع طرابلس يحلّ ظلام الليل ليخفّف من وطأة ازدحامه المعتاد، فلا ترى سوى وميض المصابيح الأماميّة للسيّارات المارّة فيه. ترى المحلات التجاريّة إمّا مغلقة أو تشغّلها مولّدات الكهرباء أو ينيرها وهج الشموع. ويعتمد بعض المارّة على ضوء هواتفهم أو يحملون الشموع للتنقّل بين الشوارع والأزقّة المجاورة، بينما يفضّل البعض الآخر تجنّب الإنارة والتسلّل […]

Life in Libya, one year after the revolution-turned-war began. Photographed stories from across the country.

Delicious, tasty, cute and culinary Middle Eastern food blogs and websites enjoyed by Mashallah News, licking our fingers.

Libya today has hundreds of new media. One of them is Libya Times a youth-run magazine that carries stories from different parts of the country.

A year after the end of the war/revolution, the walls of Libya have exploded with street art – from Benghazi to Tripoli and in between.

“Homeless Rats” is a book by Libyan author Ahmed Fagih. Set during the years following World War II, it evokes a sense of timelessness.