http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/islamists-emerge-in-force-in-new-libya/2011/09/12/gIQAdU10QK_story.html">Islamists emerge in force in new Libya
For decades, bearded men in Libya were afraid to walk in the streets or go to the mosque, worried that to be seen as an Islamist would land them in prison, or worse.
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“There are two kinds of people we in Libya will completely reject: extremist Islamists and extremist secularists,” Aradi said.
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We want this to be a good government that comes from Islam, that respects human rights and personal freedoms,” Ismail Sallabi said in an interview in Benghazi last week. “
Doctor Ali will do his best to give Libya to trusted hands,” he said referring to Ali Sallabi.
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The Islamic way is not something dangerous or wrong. The West hears Islamic law, and they think we want to lock our women in boxes,” Shahaidi said. “
The Islamic groups want a democratic country, and they want to go to the mosque without being arrested. They’re looking for freedom like everyone else.”
Fascinating article, and fodder for the counter-revolutionaries who can't read beyond a title.
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