Bernard-Henri Lévy > La traduction anglaise du Bloc-Notes de Bernard-Henri Lévy « La Libye, la charia et nous » (The Huffington Post, 3 Novembre 2011) | Metaglossia: The Translation World | Scoop.it

What should we think of this sharia affair? Could it be that we have supported the insurgents of Benghazi, only to discover, when it’s all over, a State that forbids divorce and re-establishes polygamy? Details. Explanations.
1. It all began with one phrase. A single phrase. Of course, this phrase didn’t come from just anyone, since it was uttered by Mustafa Abdeljalil, the President of the National Transitional Council and father of the victory. But, president or not, Abdeljalil is a member of a Council whose decisions are collegial. And this Council is, as its name indicates, an organ of transition whose purpose is not to decree the laws of the future Libya.