Their haul included books about Shia Islam but also works by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and novels by popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. The video posted on the Facebook page of the Al-Marj police shows dozens of confiscated books spread out on a table. Then, the camera turns to a local religious figure, who says, “These are books that call readers to Christianity. About a hundred Libyan intellectuals also released a statement that was widely shared on social media. Many other Libyans also took to social media to express their anger, including our Observer Ahlam Elbadri, who is a blogger based in Benghazi.

Source: Libya Today January 31, 2017 09:33 UTC