Ali Ahmida interviewed by CBC Radio on assasination of Libyan rebel military chief Younes

Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, was interviewed by CBC Radio - As It Happens on July 29, 2011 for the assasination of Libyan rebel military chief Abdel Fattah Yournes.

Since the North African and Middle Eastern uprisings began in January, Ahmida has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including NPR's Morning Edition and Charlie Rose show, CBC Radio Canada, KPFK Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles, WBEZ Chicago Public Media, Mother Jones magazine and more.  Ahmnida, who was born in Libya, is the author of The Making of Modern Libya: Stater Formation, Colonialization and Resistance, and several other books on Libya and North Africa.  Find out more about Ahmida and read and listen to a number of his other recent interviews.