Politics

Attacking Sufi Heritage in Libya

Destruction and Resistance

by  Nader Elgadi
In the post-revolution lawlessness of Libya, Sufi shrines and mosques were bombed by Salafi militant groups. Photographer Nader Elgadi documented the fear, destruction and the efforts to resist in a series of photographs from 2013-2014.
Tahrir Square in Cairo. Since 2013, Egypt has experienced extremist attacks in its major cities and on the Sinai Peninsula, most recently the 24 November mosque attack that killed more than 300 worshippers.
Civil War Libya and its Spillover to Egypt

The Libyan Link in Egypt’s Terror

by Alessandra Bajec

Egyptian terror groups are plotting attacks from Libya, while arms smuggling across the border provides weapons to insurgents across the county. Cracking down will be difficult for Egypt’s president.

Abubaker in the ruins of the Sidi Alandalusi shrine, a significant icon of the city of Tajoura in the east of Tripoli.
Destruction of Sufi Heritage in Libya

The Sufi Struggle

by Nader Elgadi

Photographer Nader Elgadi followed the travails of the Sufi population in and around Tripoli after the fall of the Gaddafi regime.

Mohammad Al-Zway and Ragab Benghuzzi in the Al Aesema station in Tripoli in 2013. They have since left Libya over concerns about their safety.
Libya’s War on Journalism

Persecuted for Truth

by Mat Nashed

Since the revolution in Libya, journalists have been attacked for exposing militia crimes. Several have been murdered, and dozens have fled. But some in exile refuse to stay silent.

The Sahara desert region of Fezzan in Libya.
Italy’s Intervention in Libya’s South

Italy Goes South

by Alessandra Bajec

Southern Libya, a human trafficking hotspot, has long been overlooked. Italy is now trying to tackle the problem, but faces the region’s political vacuum and its booming black market.

Sallum, a border town between Egypt an Libya
Reading Egypt’s Policy on Libya

Egypt’s Balancing Act in Libya

by Alessandra Bajec

Egypt has long thrown its weight behind Khalifa Haftar in Libya, but there are signs that it is opening the door to dialogue with his rivals. Will they listen?

Inside Libya's Migrant Detention Centres

Migrant Hell

by  Guillaume Binet
Earlier this year, French photographer Guillaume Binet gained rare access to three Libyan detention centres where migrants - many from Sub-Saharan Africa - are held, on their desperate attempt to flee war, famine or hardship at home.
Aden, 2015. The port town in Yemen was reduced to rubble, ravaged by the incessant shelling of the Houthi militia that had surrounded the city
Interview with Guillaume Binet

Forgotten Crises

by Stian Overdahl

French photographer Guillaume Binet talks about his experiences working in migrant camps in Libya and the importance of covering ‘difficult’ subjects.