Libya Matters
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
48: The road ahead with LFJL
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of this season, hosts Elham Saudi and Mae Thompson reflect on the journey of season 5 and bring it back to the Libyan context. Th...
47: Women’s rights in Libya today with Noura Eljerbi
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"They want to take us out of the picture..."What does violence against women and girls look like in Libya today? How is this specifically im...
46: Ending violence against women and girls with Hala Al-Karib
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Violence against women and girls is a political question"This week, hosts, Mae Thompson and Marwa Ben Abderrezak are joined by Hala Al-Kari...
45: Rights of indigenous women with Tuza Hasairi
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We have more hope, we have less fear..."How did the 2011 Libyan uprising impact the rights of Imazighen (Amazighs) people? This week, hosts...
44: Gender Apartheid in Iran with Shadi Sadr
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s not about religion, it’s about freedom of choice…"This week, human rights advocate Shadi Sadr joins hosts Elham and Marwa Ben Ab...
43: Women in African leadership with Shuvai Busuman Nyoni
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We say those women's names over and over again..."In this episode, hosts Marwa and Mae are joined by Shuvai Busuman Nyoni to shift our...
42: Women and girls after the Taliban takeover with Hasina Safi
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Be honest…"What has the Taliban takeover meant for women in Afghanistan today? Former Minister of Women’s Affairs, Hasina Safi, shines ...
41: The role of INGOs in the WPS Agenda with Kaavya Asoka
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Solidarity is not just a warm fuzzy feeling…"This week, hosts, Mae and Marwa Mohamed, together with Kaavya Asoka, explore how we build gl...
40: The feminist movement in Libya with Farida Allaghi
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I don’t want to stop even when I’m 100 years old…”In our first guest episode, hosts Elham and Marwa are joined by Dr. Farida Allaghi to exp...
39: Introducing Season 5 on Women, Peace and Security
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To ease into this new season of Libya Matters, join our hosts Elham and Mae as they set the scene for the next nine episodes, delving into what we mea...
38: Noha Aboueldahab on the Role of the Diaspora
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of the season, hosts Elham and Marwa welcome Dr. Noha Aboueldahab to Libya Matters to explore the role of the Libyan diaspora an...
37: Phil Clark on Reparations
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the goal of reparations and why do they matter? When should they be delivered and who should benefit? In this episode, hosts Elham and Juergen...
36: Lord Alf Dubs on Justice for Migrants and Refugees
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Marwa and Mae, together with Lord Alf Dubs, discuss access to truth, justice and accountability for refugees and migrants that have suffered gro...
35: Stephen Rapp on a Special Court for Libya
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why are Special Courts needed, and do they help achieve justice? Could Libya benefit from a Special Court? How can a Special Court be compatible with ...
34: Gissou Nia on People's Tribunals
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Elham and Mae are joined by Gissou Nia to discuss peoples’ tribunals as an alternative to more conventional criminal accounta...
33: Carla Ferstman on Victims in the Justice Process
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Ferstman returns to Libya Matters to discuss the views, concerns and participation of victims and their families in transitional justice and acc...
32: Yasmin Sooka on Truth-seeking
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Elham and Mae talk to prominent South African human rights lawyer, Yasmin Sooka about the importance of knowing the truth, how ...
31: Justice Albie Sachs on Dealing with the Past
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deal with the past in order to move forward? And what does this mean for countries that have experienced conflict and mass atrocities? To k...
Introducing Season 4
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! This is Libya Matters – Season 4. New season, new guests, new hosts… and so much to discuss!More than a decade after the 2011 uprisi...
30: International investigations and the path to accountability with Hanny Megally (Annual Justice Lecture 2020)
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode presents the second Annual Justice Lecture delivered by Mr Hanny Megally in October 2020. Mr Megally examines lessons learned from past...
29: Special Episode! Libya Matters Live: Reporting Libya
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does the international media cover Libya? Are they held accountable? How should they report on conflict and political instability? In this specia...
28: Looking Ahead
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode in this season, our producer Tariq Elmeri goes deeper into Salwa’s family’s pursuit for justice, and why an independent inves...
27: Celebrating Civil Society
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we celebrate the achievements and resilience of Libya’s civil society movement over the last 10 years, which Salwa Bugaighis played...
26: The Fight for Freedom of Expression
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a deeper look at the rights to freedom of expression and association. Ten years on from the protests that started the Libyan ...
25: Women at the Front Line
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we look back at the role of women in the 2011 uprising and the birth of #Libya's civil society movement. Salwa Bugaighis wa...
24: Murder in Benghazi
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 25 June 2014, Libyan human rights activist and lawyer Salwa Bugaighis celebrated casting her vote in parliamentary elections. Hours later, she was ...
Introducing a special season: 10 years of civil society
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Libyan human rights activist and lawyer Salwa Bugaighis was assassinated on 25 June 2014. Nobody has been held accountable. To many, Salwa embodied al...
23: Special Episode! Looking for Justice: Inside the LPDF
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When is a peace process a success? What role do human rights, justice and due process play? Is it ever ok to sacrifice those for political expediency?...
22: Are Amnesties Ever Acceptable? With Rupert Skilbeck
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In previous episodes we’ve explored avenues for accountability, but what about legal measures that may prevent it? In our season finale we discuss a...
21: Seeking Safety: Internal Displacement in Libya with Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
According to the UN, as of September 2020 there were 392,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya. Each one has a story, and each one has righ...
20: Libya's Information War with Ahmed Gatnash
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Libyan media scene has exploded since 2011, but from established international outlets to fake news churned out by armies of Twitter bots, how can...
19: Being Difficult: The Feminist Movement with Asma Khalifa
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is life like for Libyan women right now? What challenges are Libyan women dealing with? Can we even speak of Libyan women in general? Asma Khalif...
18: Art in Conflict with Hadia Gana
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is art? What is culture? And what role do they play in Libya today? We’re delighted to reflect on Libya’s conflict in a very different way wi...
17: "Failing Justice: Beyond the Failed State" with Pablo de Greiff (Annual Justice Lecture 2019)
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, LFJL and SOAS, University of London were honoured to welcome Mr Pablo de Greiff, the UN’s first Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of ...
16: Getting Creative: Pursuing Third State Responsibility with Valentina Azarova
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does accountability mean? And how do we achieve it? Leading legal advocate and academic Valentina Azarova joins us to discuss how we can think ou...
15: Surviving Enforced Disappearance with Jabir Zain
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shockingly, one in five households in Libya has had a person forcibly disappeared. What does it mean to be disappeared? How does it impact the disappe...
14: The “Aaah” Moment: Pursuing Individual Accountability with Alex Whiting
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by Alex Whiting, Deputy Prosecutor of the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, Harvard Law Professor of Practice (on leav...
13: Where Do We Begin? with Tarek Megerisi
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! It’s been a year since the end of Season 1 and so much seems to have changed without anything feeling like it has! Does that even make...
Introducing Season 02
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're super excited to launch Season 2 of Libya Matters! This season is different. We go deeper and explore themes we've not done before, bu...
12: The Sanctions Charade with Wolfram Lacher
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Wolfram Lacher, Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and author of "Libya's...
11: Dividing a Nation with Hafed Al-Ghwell
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hafed Al-Ghweel, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at...
10: Outsourcing the Mediterranean with Matteo de Bellis
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about migration with Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International’s researcher. As we try to debunk the official narrative in a ...
09: Building Liveable Futures with Poonam Joshi
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Poonam Joshi, Consultant Director at Funders' Initiative for Civil Society and former Executive Director of the Sigrid Rausing F...
08: The Square Kilometre with Tim Eaton
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tim Eaton, Research Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, joins Elham to talk money. By discussing h...
07: On Women with Laila Alodaat
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Elham Saudi and Marwa Mohamed are joined by the amazing Laila Alodaat, Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the Wom...
06: DC State of Mind with Frederic Wehrey
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Frederic Wehrey, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of the book The Burning Shores: Inside th...
05: International Playground with Tarek Megerisi
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Elham Saudi is joined by the brilliant Tarek Megerisi, policy fellow of the North Africa and Middle East program at the European Counc...
04: It's About Trust with Carla Ferstman
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Carla Ferstman, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex and former head of Redress, joins Elham and Marwa to talk about a...
03: "Libya: The Forgotten Revolution" (Live event at The Conduit)
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we bring you behind the doors of an exclusive event we held at The Conduit Club in June. "Libya: the forgotten revolutio...
02: Failing Well with Geoff Howard
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Geoff Howard, a Libya analyst with great expertise on conflict resolution, joins Elham and Marwa to discuss why Libya is the exceptio...
01: How the Cookie Crumbles
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, Elham and Marwa give us a primer on recent developments in Libya. Who are the main players in the Libyan conflict? What are the ...
Introducing Libya Matters
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in every Wednesday for a discussion on all matters Libya and why Libya matters. Libya Matters is a weekly conversation between our hosts, Elham...