Ali Ahmida interviewed about Libya by Chicago public radio and Journal Tribune

Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½political science program, was interviewed about the current state of affairs in Libya since the death of Muammar Qaddafi for stories by WBEZ91.5 Chicago Public Media on Feb. 3, 2012 and by the Journal Tribune (Biddeford) on Feb. 1.

Ahmida, who has been back to Libya twice since Qadaffi's death, says Libya is going through a critical and fluid transition. He cautions that Libya could become a failed state or a model for the region. .

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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