WHEN SIDDIQ Tag-Eldine Moussa left Sudan to work in eastern Libya, he never thought he would end up losing all he had striven for.
But earlier this year, when anti-Gaddafi forces clashed with fighters loyal to long time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the furniture maker watched his life’s work literally go up in smoke as his workshop was burnt to the ground.
Moussa was left with just the clothes on his back – and a deep scar in his heart.
“Libyans did this,” he cried in anguish, shaking and pointing at the few scraps of cloth left in his gutted workshop.
Although the attack was carried out by anti-Gaddafi forces, Moussa believes that the main reason for the attack was the colour of his skin.
“They are against us because we’re black. Because of the colour of our skin, they think we’re mercenaries (hired by Gaddafi) but we’re not,” he said. Full story...
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But earlier this year, when anti-Gaddafi forces clashed with fighters loyal to long time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the furniture maker watched his life’s work literally go up in smoke as his workshop was burnt to the ground.
Moussa was left with just the clothes on his back – and a deep scar in his heart.
“Libyans did this,” he cried in anguish, shaking and pointing at the few scraps of cloth left in his gutted workshop.
Although the attack was carried out by anti-Gaddafi forces, Moussa believes that the main reason for the attack was the colour of his skin.
“They are against us because we’re black. Because of the colour of our skin, they think we’re mercenaries (hired by Gaddafi) but we’re not,” he said. Full story...
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