Organization:Al Zawiya University
The University of Zawia (Arabic: جامعة الزاوية, previously known as Seventh of April University) is a university located in the city of Zawiya, Libya.[1] It was established as an independent university in 1988.[2] The campus is six kilometres south of the city centre,[3] and serves the Zawiya, Jafara and Nuqat al Khams districts.[3]
History
In 1983, University of Tripoli established a branch of their College of Education in Zawia.[3] In 1988, the institution was established as an independent university, called the Seventh of April University, with separate administration and funding.[3][4] The reference to 7 April was officially described by the university as referring to "the great student event on the seventh of April 1976".[2][3] On 7 April 1976, student protests took place in Tripoli and Benghazi protesting against human rights violations, calling for a civilian government and free and fair elections. Counterdemonstrations took place on the same day and "many students were detained for months". The date of 7 April was used from the first anniversary on 7 April 1977 and annually to the late 1980s as a date for public executions in Libya in reference to the "great student event". The Organizing Committee for the April Demonstration referred to the usage of the 7 April anniversary as a "trademark" of Muammar Gaddafi's government.[5]
The university was renamed in 2011,[6] the year of the Libyan Revolution that overthrew Gaddafi, as the University of Zawia.[7]
See also
- List of Islamic educational institutions
References
- ↑ "Seventh of April University"[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}] Directory of African Higher Education Institutions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Seventh of April University"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "An Overview of The University" Seventh of April University
- ↑ Libya's General People's Committee's Decision No. 35 of 1988
- ↑ "Libya: The significance of 7 April; whether it is a day on which dissidents are hanged and if this practice has been in existence since 1970". 2003-01-07. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116214600/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dc238.html. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "Al Zawiya University – Jamaa't Azzawia". 2017-10-18. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116225959/https://whed.net/detail_institution.php?Jzo2MF0uMzxVLmBgYApgCg==. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "University of Zawia". 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116212626/https://zu.edu.ly/en/university/. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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