1. 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)

2. 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?

3. Imagery Page 2: paragraphs 2 and 3 Quote two examples of metaphors
Explain the effect of each