Hisham Matar

Libyan author and activist

Hisham Matar appears in the following:

After 30 Years of Political Exile, a Libyan Author Returns Home

Monday, September 26, 2016

Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Hisham Matar talks about his memoir, "The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between."

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Libyan Author Hisham Matar Reflects on Uprising

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The uprising to end Col. Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year reign has been a bloody one, with the embattled leader refusing to step down and vowing to arrest or kill the people who continue to stream into the streets to fight for freedom. The uprising may lead the country to a more peaceful and democratic future; however, much is still uncertain, and the violence is nothing new. Libyan author and activist Hisham Matar says he hasn't slept at all since the revolt began. Matar's father was kidnapped in 1990 and is believed to be held in a prison in Libya ever since.

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