As of 12.12.12:

On Libya - Two Years after the Revolution:

Nothing much has changed yet. Slowly but surely is the attitude from my perspective. At least there's real freedom to air your views, criticise ministers or politicians or set up meetings, conferences, Islamic courses and gatherings. Unlike the days before the Revolution when you couldn't even stand in a Masjid with a group of three without getting followed and maybe thrown into prison! From my experience, I haven't faced any major problems. I've been living in Tajourah, getting bus in and out of work for the first couple of months until I bought a car in Gmata (80km east of Tripoli). Everybody goes about their business; traffic is bad most of the time. There are checkpoints (but for the better). There have been a few failed attempts to blow up minister buildings or assassinating top officials but for the ordinary people, life continues.

I was working in LG Electronics gaining some Marketing experience with a nice group of guys in the B2B Dept., dealing mainly with the foreign companies (selling CAC solutions to big companies, carrying out surveys, doing quick presentations and interviews with the decision-makers). It's all a bit slow in Libya, but, Alhamdulillah, everything needs time to grow big. Look at France and the likes. I started giving part-time classes in the evenings to teach English to University students and business-men, Elementary and Intermediate levels mainly. And the CEO (Manager) of Libya Training Company approached me to help him with his company, after working with him for the Sheraton Training Project. Alhamdulillah. The days fly by. I've driven to Benghazi (over a thousand kilometres east of Tripoli) without much hassle. I've enjoyed Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah in Tripoli, Alhamdulillah. I'tikaf for the first time. Daily Islamic gatherings and courses just like what we see here in Ireland and the UK, s-A. These are the things that matter for now. There's some ignorance from so-called extremists/radicals (not salafis- wrong term)! The new politicians, no matter who they are, need time. Patience and time is needed. The Arabs are backwards, pressurizing and in a rush (especially for money), Rabbee Yustur. There have been a few stupid mistakes and rash actions from the Muslims. Give your views about the Dean, i-A.

On Divorce:

In Libya, the grandmother plays a pivotal role in her grandchild's upbringing. My mother's side of the family has played a big role even now, when I'm in my thirties. My mother is also nurturing my niece and nephews! The community (sisters, brothers, parents & friends) have a big influence on the kids. The kids will grow up to be like the people they see around them (in the home and at school).

My sister is really struggling as a single mother; she's actually suffering more from the abrupt divorce of her husband. The kids are learning new things every day, reading, writing, watching, laughing, joking, relaxing. Mohamed is the oldest: he's kind-of sad. But over all, we don't really need our parents. The community (no matter who) and the society we grow up in is our education in this life. The Prophet, p, is our role model in this life. Alhamdulillah. It could be worse. In my opinion, I don't think my parents nor my grandparents had an influence on my upbringing (mainly friends), only fearing some stuff. Maybe. I dunno! Definitely Maybe - Live Forever!

On Cloning:

What can we say about cloning in Islam. Well, ethically speaking cloning in general is a bit of a controversy. We don't know enough about it to be experimenting with it. We haven't advanced to the level of controlling it for our good. If there was a way to use cloning for the purpose of curing diseases or for the good of the human race then I'm all for it, but to be replicating sons, brothers, sisters and parents, it's a far-fetched idea that is certain to go out of control. What if something terrible goes totally wrong and is uncontrolled? What if it reaches a level of an epidemic where we release something similar to AIDS, Malaria, Cancer or Influenza? It's possible. Cloning could be the destruction of the human race! It's not an exaggeration to say that cloning, at this stage of experimentation, is totally unpredictable. God only knows.