EFFECTS OF THE LIBYAN REVOLUTION OF 1969
There was a cultural revolution in Libya; Ghadafi started by prohibiting all the imported ways of life like smoking, prostitution, and drinking Alcohol among others, this was in a bid to model the Libyan society to the original Islamic principles. Arabic was re-installed as the official language in Libyan schools and offices. This was revitalized and enabled a number of people to access the civil and employment sectors. A new political ideology was put in place that is the 3rd universal theory or Islamic law ‘’Sharia” This was to counteract the influence of socialism and capitalism in Libya. There was formation of the revolutionary command council; it was headed by Muammar Ghadafi who wished to re-assert Libya’s independence against any sort of external influence. He began by resisting the spread of capitalism in Libya and also declared Jihad to any anti-Islamic state, especially Israel. Nationalization of foreign enterprises. Ghadafi declared all Italian, American or British bus...