Ink battles: the press and political struggle in Western Libya

Abstract

ABSTRACT The article focuses on the issue of the press in Western Libya, starting from the Ottoman period, up to early 1920. In particular, the author analyses the newspaper al-Liwā' al-Ṭarābulusī, the official mouthpiece of the National Reform Party, whose secretary was Azzam and president al-Qīzānī, both involved in the newspaper activities. The article also aims to shed light on the editorial network that linked Libya to Italy, focusing on the League of oppressed peoples propaganda.