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A picture of President Obama in 2009 and 2013 shows the stress and aging endured during presidency... and happiness.

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The Most Traditional way of an "Arabic Ass Whoopin"

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Is theis letter from your father? It is so beautiful. What has happened to him? I found the letter posted up on a Facebook site against Daffi.

Thank you, Yes it is a letter from my father, he was kidnapped in 1990 from Egypt and handed over to Gaddafi.

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Journey Back To A Homeland

What a special day it is today for my family! After 31 years of forced exile, my father Mohamed Yousef Almagariaf will embark on a journey to our homeland, Libya. 

On his last trip, some 31 years ago, my father, then Libya's ambassador to India, asked his dad to bless his decision to publicly oppose Qaddafi. At a time when public executions of dissidents and Qaddafi's policy of "physical liquidation" against perceived enemies of the revolution were in full swing, my grandfather's response was emphatic and resounding:  "take your decision, and we fully support you." The rest is history:  my father's six brothers were thrown into political prisons for eight years; remaining family members were harassed, tortured, and hunted down.  With the grace of God, my father survived numerous assassination attempts against him (Rome in 81, Casablanca in 84, Madrid in 85, Baghdad in 87, UTA airliner bombing in 89, and London in 97, to list a few). 

Like many dissident families, my family led a precarious life on the run, never settling down in one place.  The real identity of my father had to be guarded and revealed only to a few.  To this day, some of my non-Libyan friends probably still think my father was a "businessman," who happened to travel quite often.  We lost many friends and relatives to the cause, but we had to pick up the pieces and resume our lives with some surreal sense of "normalcy."

I am beyond proud of my father's decision to become one of the brave voices of Libyan dissent at a time when it was financially, professionally, and personally more rewarding for him to become part of the silent majority.  Like many other courageous Libyans, his steadfastness all these years and refusal to waver or give in make my siblings and I tremendously indebted to his legacy.  My father believed in the validity of fighting for a free Libya when others perceived his position as irrelevant or impractical, especially in recent years.  He always felt committed to this worthy cause, a view shared by many of his fallen friends like Omar Ennami, Ahmad Ahwas, Bashir Amry, Fathi Muammer, Yousef Khreibesh, and others.  The only concern my father expressed was passing away and being buried in a land foreign to him. 

I wish I can be there as he takes his first step back "home," accompanying him as he walks Ben Issa street where he grew up.  After all these years, he can still recall vividly the names of families in each house as if he just left yesterday; I wish I can be there while he visits the grave of his father, Hajj Yousef Magariaf who passed away in 1988, while six of his sons were in prison, and the three others were hunted down abroad.  To this day, my uncle Izzat Magariaf, remains among Libya's countless missing heros.  

My mother, Hajja Rebeh Abdulaziz Sahad, will accompany dad on this trip as she has for many years.  Throughout decades of exile, she has never complained or expressed any doubts about the cause or direction of our life.  I aspire to have a fraction of her patience, perseverance, and devotion.  

As my parents make their historic trip back home, I hope to welcome my own Arab spring baby soon inshallah.  This year has been monumental, for which I am very thankful alhamdulilah.

-Asma Yousef

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Libya is Finally Free

If you asked me at any time in my life what would be the happiest day of your life? I would easily respond and say that it would be the day gaddafi is killed or removed from power. That day has come but I am not as exicted as I thought it would be, maybe it still hasn't hit me, maybe I am wondering about my father's fate or maybe I am still so very upset at seeing so many GOOD Libyan lives cut short to finally change this regime.

  One of the main things that kept me optimistic about the situation in Libya through all these years is the possibility that my father could be alive. There's a big possibility that we might find out his fate and I am not sure how ready I am for that. If my father is alive, then it would be one of the happiest days of my life and if he is a martyr, although I would be very honored it would mean that I can no longer be optimistic. I am still very happy with either outcome and I am very happy that Libya is now free of this tyrant and Inshallah things will go in the right direction so Libyans can finally have rights and opportunities. We should also remember that all of Libya's martyrs have sacrificed their lives so that Libyans can live freely and fairly. The burden is now on us to make sure that the new Libya maintains democratic principals, transparency and equal opportunities for everyone.

Sincerely,

Youcif Almegaryaf

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Thoughts over the last few hours about Libya and Izzat

Still in extreme shock and excitement from the developments in Libya. My thoughts and prayers are with our martyrs, and those who have given their lives for the sake of our new found freedom. Your patience and resilience to stand up to a brutal regime has not been forgotten. All of this reminds me of a quote in a letter from my father which was smuggled out of Abu Salim in 1993...

"Love for our country runs in your blood. We taught you what it means to love Libya and sacrifice everything for our homeland. I taught you that our country does not become greater without us standing up to defend it. It only grows with our efforts, sweat, and sacrifices." -My father, Izzat.

  Inshallah we receive more information on my father's disappearance. I thank each and every one of you who have supported our cause, in the case of my father as well as the Libyan revolution as a whole. Inshallah this is  a time to rebuild a new Libya, one which we have been deprived of for the last 42 years.

 - Bashir Almegaryaf

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Life is not a garden, don't be a hoe.

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If you said what you thought, you'd be speechless.

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Like a BUS! Funny Funny Funny! #Lol

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We always ignore the ones who adore us, and adore the ones who ignore us.

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Facebook is like jail, you sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don't know.

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Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed

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Mohombi feat. Nicki Minaj & Gyptian - Hold Yuh (Remix) Best version of Hold Yuh #NowPlaying

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#OneRepublic - Good Life A Radio Tune I Really Enjoy...