Another activist, a woman named Leila, says Islamists in Libya are moving little by little.
“They are waiting for the reaction, how it’s going to be. So that’s their way of trying to take over.”
She says many activists are afraid to speak out. When they do, she says, they receive threats or warnings.
“They target the family. They target your family just to silence you, shut you up. What they are doing is, is much, much more… it’s like octopus. Their hands are everywhere, here and here and here and there.”
In his recent remarks, the Grand Mufti said male and female students must be separate during break times. In other words, boys and girls cannot be together on the playground or in the hallway. And, he said boys and girls should use separate doors. Girls also should not wear make-up or use perfume, he said.
Earlier in the year the Grand Mufti sent a letter to Libyan politicians. In it, he warned that Allah would be angry unless males and females were strictly separated at schools, universities, and even in government offices.
The Ministry of Education will now have to decide what to tell schools about separating boys and girls.
And that’s As It Is. I’m Mario Ritter. Thanks for listening. If you would like reach us, send an email to learningenglish@voanews.com. Or go to our website at learningenglish.voanews.com and click on “Contact Us.”
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