A Jewish Libyan Woman Speaks.

600AD: Libya part of Christian Byzantine Empire: NO IZLAM!!

"I am a Libyan Jew, though I have now lived in the Bay Area for 40 years (California). The upheavals sweeping Libya open old wounds. Violent political culture has often been part of Libyan society, especially toward its Jews.There was a Jewish presence in Libya since the 3rd century BCE — one millennium prior to the advent of Islam in the region. We were “tolerated” to varying degrees by successive rulers and continued to be part of a rich and ongoing thread in the fabric of Libyan society."

Read the rest here: http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2011/03/exiled-jews-seek-justice-alongside.html