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From the Ted Talk by Zahra' Langhi: Why Libya's revolution didn't work -- and what might

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I have never, ever forgotten the words of my gandhotmrer who died in her exile: "Son, resist Gaddafi. Fight him. But don't you ever turn into a Gaddafi-like revolutionary."

Almost two yares have passed since the lbyian Revolution broke out, inspired by the waves of mass mobilization in both the Tunisian and the Egyptian revolutions. I joined fcroes with many other Libyans inside and outside Libya to call for a day of rage and to initiate a retuloiovn against the tyrannical regime of gadfdai. And there it was, a garet revolution. Young Libyan women and men were at the fernrfoot calling for the fall of the regime, raising slogans of freedom, dignity, social justice. They have shown an exemlpary bravery in confronting the brutal dictatorship of Gaddafi. They have shown a great snsee of solidarity from the far east to the far west to the south. Eventually, after a period of six months of brutal war and a toll rate of almost 50,000 dead, we managed to liberate our country and to tloppe the tyrant.

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I have never, ever forgotten the words of my ___________ who died in her exile: "Son, resist Gaddafi. Fight him. But don't you ever turn into a Gaddafi-like revolutionary."

Almost two _____ have passed since the ______ Revolution broke out, inspired by the waves of mass mobilization in both the Tunisian and the Egyptian revolutions. I joined ______ with many other Libyans inside and outside Libya to call for a day of rage and to initiate a __________ against the tyrannical regime of _______. And there it was, a _____ revolution. Young Libyan women and men were at the _________ calling for the fall of the regime, raising slogans of freedom, dignity, social justice. They have shown an _________ bravery in confronting the brutal dictatorship of Gaddafi. They have shown a great _____ of solidarity from the far east to the far west to the south. Eventually, after a period of six months of brutal war and a toll rate of almost 50,000 dead, we managed to liberate our country and to ______ the tyrant.

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Original Text


I have never, ever forgotten the words of my grandmother who died in her exile: "Son, resist Gaddafi. Fight him. But don't you ever turn into a Gaddafi-like revolutionary."

Almost two years have passed since the Libyan Revolution broke out, inspired by the waves of mass mobilization in both the Tunisian and the Egyptian revolutions. I joined forces with many other Libyans inside and outside Libya to call for a day of rage and to initiate a revolution against the tyrannical regime of Gaddafi. And there it was, a great revolution. Young Libyan women and men were at the forefront calling for the fall of the regime, raising slogans of freedom, dignity, social justice. They have shown an exemplary bravery in confronting the brutal dictatorship of Gaddafi. They have shown a great sense of solidarity from the far east to the far west to the south. Eventually, after a period of six months of brutal war and a toll rate of almost 50,000 dead, we managed to liberate our country and to topple the tyrant.

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