Libyans: Separating religion from politics?
We analyse hints of a new political direction emerging from early results of
Libya's election.
Inside Story Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 15:54
Libya's first free election has taken place in six decades and counting is
under way. Although it will be days before final results are known but some
interesting early trends have emerged.
There is every indication that Mahmoud Jibril's National Forces Alliance has
established an early lead. The alliance is viewed as centrist and non-religious.
Members reject the term secular as virtually the entire Libyan population is
Muslim.
And the parties that expressly define themselves as religious appear to be
lagging far behind at this stage.
So are Libyans making a conscious choice about separating religion from
government? And if so, why? And do these early results really indicate a trend?
Inside Story, with presenter Mike Hanna, discusses with guests: Faraj Najam, an
independent national congress candidate, who is also a historian and has
authored a book called Tribes, Islam, and state in Libya; and Nabila Ramdani, a
Middle East analyst and journalist, who has interviewed the late Gaddafi and
his son, Saif Al Islam.
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