Coalition in Libya could beat Islamists

Benghazi : Libya | Jul 08, 2012 at 9:31 PM PDT

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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A coalition led by a political scientist educated at the University of Pittsburgh appeared on Sunday to be beating Islamist parties in Libya's first election in the post-Gadhafi era, breaking an Islamist wave that swept across neighboring Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco in the aftermath of the Arab Spring... FULL ARTICLE AT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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