Author: Reda Fhelboom

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Libyan children write on wooden slates as they work to memorize verses from the Koran at a Koranic school during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, on July 20, 2012 in the Libyan city of Tripoli (photo: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images)

Libya

Removing Gaddafi from Schoolbooks

History should be a source of inspiration for people to build their future. For this purpose, you need history books based on accuracy and objectivity, so pupils at schools learn about their country's past without distortion. In the case of Libya, this is proving to be difficult. By Reda FhelboomMore

Education in Libya: Stagnation Instead of InnovationThe University of Tripoli: The Desolate Wasteland of Gaddafi's Education SystemThe Post-Gaddafi Era: Teaching and Learning for a New Libya

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