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In 2022, more than half of Libya’s Christian population were Copts. [7] [2]Historically speaking, Christianity spread to the Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt; [8] Synesius of Cyrene (370-414), bishop of Ptolemais, received his instruction at Alexandria in both the Catechetical School and the Museion, and he entertained a great deal of reverence and affection for Hypatia, the last pagan ...
On February 12, 2015, the ISIL released a report in their online magazine Dabiq showing photos of 21 Egyptian Copts migrant workers that they had kidnapped in the city of Sirte, Libya, and whom they threatened to kill to "avenge the [alleged] kidnapping of Muslim women by the Egyptian Coptic Church". [27]
Jamila, a Sudanese woman in her mid-40s, also believed reports within the Sudanese community that a better life awaited them in Libya. She fled previous unrest in Sudan's western region of Darfur ...
Christianity is a minority religion in Libya. The largest Christian group in Libya is the Coptic Orthodox made up entirely of Egyptian immigrant workers, with a population of over 60,000 people in 2016. [3] The Coptic (Egyptian) Church is known to have several historical roots in Libya long before the Arabs advanced westward from Egypt into Libya.
In October 2020, Christian News Now reported that "Ayariga was a Christian migrant worker from Ghana". [42] In the book The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs , Martin Mosebach, who traveled to Egypt to meet the families of the martyrs, also states that Ayariga said "I am a Christian". [ 43 ]
A court in the Libyan capital sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking, in a first such ruling in a North African nation where migrants are routinely mistreated.
An underground prison in Libya. Since the 2011 death of leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has become a route for migrants and refugees making their way to Europe. [1] [2] In 2014, armed conflict exacerbated lawlessness in Libya creating conditions where gangs can abduct migrants and detain them in camps with relative impunity. [3]
After the 17 February revolution in Libya, women in Libya have enjoyed a far greater exposure in public life and government. Thirty-three women have been elected to serve in Libya's General National Congress in the first free elections since the NATO-backed revolt deposed during which Muammar Gaddafi was killed. [25]