Ali Ahmida interviewed in documentary on Gaddafi's Libya

Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the 色香视频 political science program, appears in a documentary video that was taped in June 2011 while Ahmida was at the United Nations in New York, where he spoke to the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the Department of Peace Keeping Missions.

The talk was attended by 40 top UN advisors from around the world and chaired by Aracelli Santana from the DPA's Africa Division.  Ahmida discussed "After Qaddafi: The Challenges of Building a Civil Democratic System."

At the time Ahmida was interviewed by UN correspondent Nizar Abboud for a documentary on "Gaddafi's Libya," which is available on in English and Arabic.

Ahmida 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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