People carrying banners demand that the Libyan National Transitional Council apply Islamic sharia rule in the country and declare Islam the state religion, in Benghazi. (REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori)
Paper | Brookings Doha Center Publications
Libyan Islamists Unpacked: Rise, Transformation, and Future
May 2, 2012, Omar Ashour
Omar Ashour chronicles the rise of Libya's Islamists, focusing on the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoots, the Salafi movement, as well as Jihadist groups. Ashour looks at how Islamists may address a range of issues, including: encouraging pragmatism and tolerance within their own ranks, crafting a constitution, engaging with Western powers, and confronting armed groups such as Al Qaeda in the Maghreb.