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  2. Religion in Libya - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Christianity in Libya - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Islam in Libya - Wikipedia

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    Many pre-Islamic beliefs that had existed in Libya co-mingled with the newly introduced religion. Hence, Islam in Libya became an overlay of Quranic ritual and principles upon the vestiges of earlier beliefs -- prevalent throughout North Africa -- in jinns (spirits), the evil eye, rites to ensure good fortune, and cult veneration of local saints.

  5. Catholic Church in Libya - Wikipedia

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    Catholic Church of Massah in 1940 The Cathedral of Tripoli in the 1960s. A view of Benghazi Cathedral in the 1960s, along the city's corniche. The Catholic Church in Libya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church (particularly the Latin Church), under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

  6. League of Libyan Ulema - Wikipedia

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    It has grown and expanded from its origins as an informal network of Muslim scholars that spontaneously emerged during the early days of the Libyan revolution the Network of Free Ulema - Libya. The group was one of the first to publicly come out against the Gaddafi regime, issuing a fatwa that saw revolution as a religious duty. [1]

  7. U.N. says concerned over Libya migrant arrests - AOL

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    In eastern Libya, authorities said on Monday they had detained 20 Bangladeshi citizens aboard a boat attempting to cross illegally to Italy and that "all legal measures" had been taken against them.

  8. Libya floods latest: Death toll soars to 11,300 from 'dam of ...

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    A view shows the damaged areas, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya, September 13, 2023. (Marwan Alfaituri/Reuters) (Marwan Alfaituri via REUTERS) Read more on Yahoo News:

  9. Libya - Wikipedia

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    Libya, [b] officially the State of Libya, [c] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the north.