Comments on: Libya: Women, Writers and Artists

By: The Dictator

The Dictator — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:00:30 +0000

I will have to disagree passionately with the final paragraph – women in the Libyan society are not respected, and the state certainly does not, in any way shape or form, guarantee gender equality. (That is, if you can call it ‘the state’.)

Society in Libya is extremely male dominant. And even in the 21 century, this ‘habit’ is reinforced everyday by the fathers, and sadly the mothers also.

Obviously, in any society there will those who are different from the greater population, but generally speaking, this is very much remains the case.

By: hibo

hibo — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:09:10 +0000

i am agree with Umm Salwan,we Are So many girls writing in blogger from long times ago.
i am an old blogging girl,i guess u also know me and u was writing about my simple libyan languish be4 .
I myself have been a huge disappointment
Stopped me from writing in my blog
The reason is that some spam bots Libyans on Blogging stole some of the topics to be publish on my page
And also to some of my photos that I took it.
Now I’m back to writing. And I returned to the initial hobby of photography.

By: hanan

hanan — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:09:28 +0000

Interesting to read this since i myself am married to a libyan, and have to say, gentleman

By: Umm Salwan

Umm Salwan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:45:56 +0000

Don’t forget that this post is only about the english language blogs. There are many other Libyan female writers who blog in arabic about lots of subjects and their own ‘emotions’ freely. So the limited number of blogs in english do not actually represent the general overview of female blogging in Libya.

By: The Libyan Blogosphere and gender « Through the Middle East

The Libyan Blogosphere and gender « Through the Middle East — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:31:22 +0000

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