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Libyan Tuareg 

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Benghazi - 1940

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Ghadames, Libya

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A BIDIAT GIRL WITH HER SISTER The child is wearing a macaroni necklace. The author gave the natives macaroni to eat, but they quickly converted it into “jewelry.” From the writings of A.M Hassanein Bey, an Egyptian explorer who travelled through the Libyan desert  in the early 1920’s. In 1924 National Geograhic published some of his work.The Bidiat people were never seen again, rumored to have moved on to another oasis. 

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Femme Arabe a sa fenétre - Libya

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Libya

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cars in a flood, libya

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Jewish women in Libya

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Vintage post-card from Libya displaying the flag of the Kingdom of Libya. This flag has been resurrected since the spring revolution. Starting February it will be displayed as the official flag worldwide. The three color design is modeled after the flag of the short-lived Emirate of Cyrenaica, which was black featuring a white star and crescent. In 1951 King Idris, who was the former Emir of Cyrenaica, added red to symbolize the blood of the victims of the fascist Italian rule, and green to symbolize independence.