Launching its 2026 cultural calendar to bolster a social vision that complements its academic pillars, the Promising Libya Hall welcomed a notable intellectual forum on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Centered on the theme of (Libyan Identity) -a core inquiry for the institution—the talk was led by the diplomat, scholar, and author Hussein Al-Mazdawi.
Facilitating the dialogue was the Cultural Coordinator and Vice President for Graduate Studies, Prof. Dr. Al-Sanusi Taher, joined by committee associates Tariq Al-Shara and Hussam al-Din al-Thani, plus various literati and faculty.
Al-Mazdawi traveled from Tripoli as a gesture of respect toward LIMU and to champion its civic-educational mission, providing an insightful presentation titled
“The Libyan Persona: Its Consolidation and its Re-evaluation During Eras of Significant Change”
Based on profound academic labor, Hussein Al-Mazdawi interprets the Libyan persona as an evolutionary timeline shaped by the convergence of governance, policy, regional shifts, and the generational struggle between hope and defeat. Hosted by the LIMU Cultural Committee as their inaugural 2026 event, the lecture discusses how the government ignored intellectual national identity, allowing external ideologies to occupy that space.
It examines how massive regional upheavals affected the Libyan consciousness—including the Palestinian struggle, the Algerian war, the Suez crisis, and the 1967 defeat—tracing these impacts to modern dilemmas and future obstacles.
The talk also highlights pioneering perspectives, such as those held by Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush regarding the Libyan spirit.
