Most recent articles by Mustafa Fetouri
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Two Years after the Overthrow of the Gaddafi RegimeAre We Facing a Second Somalia?
The Libyan writer and political analyst Mustafa el-Fituri describes here the most important challenges that Libya must now overcome on its way to democracy
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Libya after the Parliamentary ElectionsPrecarious and Unstable
The first free elections to be held in Libya for over half a century took place at the weekend. Even if they were free and fair, the challenges facing the country are daunting, to say the least. According to the Libyan political scientist Mustafa el-Fituri, the failures of Libya's interim government have led to a lack of stability and growing divisions in society
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Libya after GaddafiHow the 'Brother Leader' Remained in Power So Long
When Muammar Gaddafi toppled King Idris I, he was less than 30 years old. Yet this very man managed to stay in power for almost 42 years, surviving countless coups and assassination attempts. He himself never expected to stay in control for so long, so how did he do it? By Mustafa Fetouri
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Friday Protests in the Arab WorldMore than Religious Symbolism
As the central rallying day of the week in ongoing Arab revolutions, Friday should not be reduced to its religious dimension and understood in a way that might give the uprisings an Islamic background, says the Libyan writer Mustafa Fetouri in this commentary