Ali Ahmida interviewed by Arab Voices Radio Talk Show on challenges facing post-Gaddafi Libya

On Oct. 26, 2011, Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, was interviewed by Arab Voices Radio Talk Show during which he discussed  the latest developments in Libya, including the killing of Gaddafi; the challenges facing Libya after the end of Gaddafi's era; how to build a new democratic state; how to fix the infrastructure destroyed over the past few months; NATO's involvement in Libya, and more.

Since the North African and Middle Eastern uprisings began in January, Ahmida has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including spots on NPR's Morning Edition and Weekend Edition earlier this year, as well as the Charlie Rose show, CBC Radio Canada, KPFK Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles, WBEZ Chicago Public Media, Mother Jones magazine and more. He also wrote an invited column for the New York Times. Ahmida, who was born in Libya, is the author of The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonialization and Resistance, and several other books on Libya and North Africa.  Find out more about Ahmida and read and listen to a number of his other recent interviews.

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