Tasbeeh Herwees is a freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of <em>Kifah Libya</em>, an independent online magazine. She tweets @THerwees

The Hallmark of Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55240321" align="alignnone" width="620"]Libyan women protesting. GETTY IMAGES[/caption]Last February, Libya’s defense…

Selective Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55241944" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libyan protesters hold placards and banners during a demonstration in support of the…

Libya's Most Vulnerable

[caption id="attachment_55244453" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Libyan Amazigh Berber boy takes part in a protest outside the prime minister's…

Too Little, Too Late?

[caption id="attachment_55245164" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Libyan protester holds a gun during clashes between demonstrators and troops of…

Libya’s Power Play

[caption id="attachment_55245966" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan arrives at the government headquarters in Tripoli…

Small Steps in Libya

[caption id="attachment_55247115" align="alignnone" width="620"] Members and vehicles of the Al-Qaaqa brigade from Zintan get ready to vacate the…

A Stark Reality for Libya’s Progress

[caption id="attachment_55248263" align="alignnone" width="620"] Clashes between Libyan security forces and armed groups near Tripoli, Libya on…

Libya’s Cyrenaican Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55249270" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libya's Brega refinery and oil terminal is pictured at night on March 11, 2014. …

Rallying around the General

[caption id="attachment_55250061" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libya Special Forces Commander Colonel Wanis Abu Khamada (L2) announces that his…

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Libya?

[caption id="attachment_55250601" align="alignnone" width="620"] Smoke billows from an area near Tripoli's international airport as fighting between…