Sufi mosque attacked in Tripoli
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Sufi mosque attacked in Tripoli

By Jamal Adel28 November 2017:An historic Koranic school and small mosque in Tripoli was set on fire and badly damaged this morning. The attack on the...

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Libyans start celebrations of the Prophet's Birthday, but Salafists attack mosque in Zliten
Dec 11 Michel Cousins

Libyans start celebrations of the Prophet's Birthday, but Salafists attack mosque in Zliten

By Libya Herald reporter. Photo purportedly of Salafists smashing up a mosque in Zliten (Photo: Social media)Tripoli, 11 December 2016:There were fire...

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Dec 10 Michel Cousins

Prophet’s Birthday: public holiday on Sunday

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 10 December 2016:There is to be a public holiday on Sunday to mark the Mawlid Al-Nabi, the Prophet’s Birthday.This...

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Mawlid festivities draw to a close
Jan 14 Callum Paton

Mawlid festivities draw to a close

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 14 January 2014:As the last few splutters of sporadic fireworks echo across Tripoli today, Mawlid Al-Nabi celebrations have d...

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Jan 10 Michel Cousins

Prophet's Birthday on Monday a public holiday

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 10 January 2014:The government has announced that the Birthday of the Prophet, Mawlid Al-Nabi, which this year falls on...

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Mawlid celebrations take their course, undisturbed
Jan 24 Michel Cousins

Mawlid celebrations take their course, undisturbed

By Rzszard Bouvier.Tripoli, 24 January 2013:Hundreds of Tripolitans gathered this morning in the capital’s Old City to celebrate Mawlid Al-Nabi, the P...

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Feb 5 Michel Cousins

Over 100 injured on Tripoli by bullets and fireworks celebrating Mawlid.

This year’s festivities to mark of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday — Mawlid Al-Nabi — on Friday evening and Saturday were marred by a record number of...

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