Vocabulary Militia (noun): unofficial group of fighters Tyranny (noun): cruel and evil government Dissident (noun): someone who protests against something Islamist: one who believes that Islamic religious authorities should run the government Regime: a particular government (usually a bad one)
Main Ideas What do the headline and subheader suggest about the main point of the article? Read page 2 What does Hmeed al-Mahdi think today about the revolution he took part in? Read page 3 What difficulties face journalists in Libya today? Read page 4 What is hotel worker Mohammed’s main point about Libyan politics What do you think Francesca Mannocchi is trying to say in this article overall?
Imagery Page 2: paragraphs 2 and 3 Quote two examples of metaphors Explain the effect of each