42 YEARS of utter dictation and now the ruler is on the run. Rebel fighters believe that Gaddafi is still in Tripoli, but the rebels need proof, Muammar Gaddafi dead or alive will do.
With the western world butting out of the internal conflict, the country must revolutionise itself and find peace thereafter. The ideological differences between nationalists and Islamists leaves Libya as one of the most diverse societies in North Africa. A country with multiple divisions means that resistance is rife. The aftermath of the revolution will be complicated with the future of Libya in the hands of those unknown as of yet.
The Libyan revolution run by men: is equality progressing or deteriorating?
Where are the women, should they get involved? The irony, Libya was one of the most equal countries in the Arab world before the revolution in terms of education and rights.
As Jeremy Paxman said on Newsnight yesterday, the women were present in the uprising of Egypt and Tunisia, yet "invisible in Libya". Demonstrations in Iran, Syria, Tunis and Egypt have seen men and women of most ages on the front line, facing the consequences. So why is it, that Libyan women have retreated? What are they doing? Typically, Paxman joked that they were cooking dinner upon return for their husbands.
Gaddafi, the supposed "feminist", had assured the world that he was for equality. He then ludicrously stated in his famous green book that women "had a disease each month". Enough said. With the first female running for President in Egypt, Bothaina Kamel just seven months after the 18 day topple of Mubarak. Kamel is tirelessly travelling Egypt in search of what the Egyptians need in their new era and single handedly carving a path for women to become world leaders. Middle east commentator, Mona Eltahawy, said: "This is just the beginning, we need to work on the revolution of the mind... if it takes the rest of our lives to make sure that this kind of equality becomes a reality".
The Libyan revolution run by men: is equality progressing or deteriorating?
Where are the women, should they get involved? The irony, Libya was one of the most equal countries in the Arab world before the revolution in terms of education and rights.
As Jeremy Paxman said on Newsnight yesterday, the women were present in the uprising of Egypt and Tunisia, yet "invisible in Libya". Demonstrations in Iran, Syria, Tunis and Egypt have seen men and women of most ages on the front line, facing the consequences. So why is it, that Libyan women have retreated? What are they doing? Typically, Paxman joked that they were cooking dinner upon return for their husbands.
Gaddafi, the supposed "feminist", had assured the world that he was for equality. He then ludicrously stated in his famous green book that women "had a disease each month". Enough said. With the first female running for President in Egypt, Bothaina Kamel just seven months after the 18 day topple of Mubarak. Kamel is tirelessly travelling Egypt in search of what the Egyptians need in their new era and single handedly carving a path for women to become world leaders. Middle east commentator, Mona Eltahawy, said: "This is just the beginning, we need to work on the revolution of the mind... if it takes the rest of our lives to make sure that this kind of equality becomes a reality".
