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Six leading Libyan women dominated a symposium entitled “Libya, Five Years After the 2011 Revolution,” held on 13th April at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Organizers said that the symposium sough to ‘‘assess the challenges facing Libya, exploring topics including human rights, education, health, state-society relations and local governance, all with an eye toward finding the way forward for the country.’’
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"Najla El Mangoush is an activist, lawyer and professor of law. ‘’The Role of Religious and Traditional Leaders in Track I and II Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities’’ was the title of her presentation.
‘’In the context of fragile states and the security crisis, Libya becomes a perfect environment of extremism. The role of religion in current conflicts is much deeper than we think. The ignorance about religion in general divided people into secular and religious groups without thinking of the actual meaning of the definition, which increases the space between both of them with their different worldviews’’.
‘’On the other hand, State-based mediation and international negotiations are facing challenges. The UN and many international agencies seek positive contributions to peace. However, in order for this goal to be achieved the mediators need to expand their toolbox to engage at the grassroots level with moderate religious leaders’’."
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