Mimi Swehli

PhD student at UCL studying previously incarcerated women’s experience of the Labour Market

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Hi @metpoliceuk

This is clearly a call to violence against Muslims in England.

It is terrifying and we need you to investigate.

RT if you stand against racism.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@Abolqasm2 @SirDinglebean @OboorL @jacksonhinkle Unfortunately you’re totally right but as was stated, just because it’s worse now does not mean it was good before. It was better, but not good. As a country we have natural resources that can make us so powerful yet even under gaddafi poverty was widespread. He was corrupt too.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@nastehoyusuf19 @jacksonhinkle Did I say it was better? I simply stated that he’s not a leader we should be looking up to. Libya is worse now, I’ve said that in my other comments to people. But let’s call a spade a spade, he was not a good leader.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@OboorL @jacksonhinkle Totally agree with this! It’s sad our beautiful country is going through this bes Insallah Libya will find its way. Once corruption is behind us and the people are all educated again 🤲🏼

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@SpotsWriter @jacksonhinkle You can’t change my opinion about something my whole family and I grew up in and experienced first hand. Just like I have no way of clarifying anything about Pakistan to you. Lived experience means more than what the media feeds you.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@Barni_Noor @StopArabHate For sure! They’ve done this before and they still get paid btw! He’s essentially on a long break until he can go back to UCL

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@MousaIb54650141 @jacksonhinkle I agree. I don’t think the situation is better now. It’s definitely worse now but it doesn’t mean gaddafi was good. Just the lesser of two (or 100) evils.

[Stop Arab Hate @StopArabHate]

UPDATE: Dr. Mole has stepped down from his role for the remainder of semester

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@AbdulBe08845498 @jacksonhinkle But someone like Ramadan Swehli - or Alswehly as is written in our history books (الله يرحمه) I can get behind.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@jacksonhinkle I urge everyone to read Hisham Al-matar ‘the return’ to remember some of the horrors Libyans went through because of this man. As I said in the comments, he did do some good but that does not justify the horrors he did. And yes I grew up in Libya! My family is in Libya now!

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@jacksonhinkle As a Libyan, I’d really like to understand why you think this? As I entirely disagree

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@fuck_isra3l @jacksonhinkle Most of my life. I didn’t move until I 18 for university. You?

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@fuck_isra3l @jacksonhinkle Was the African Union a great idea? 100%. Did he unite Libya with sub-Sahara? 100%. Was the currency on gold an amazing idea? 100% but his leadership and what he did to my people cannot be justified

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@fuck_isra3l @jacksonhinkle And then by the time I was born our education had become so much worse because he wanted a dumber society

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@fuck_isra3l @jacksonhinkle Or all the killings and imprisonment of people because he believed they were too powerful? Or what about destroying the education system? My dad grew up when Libyans all knew multiple languages and Libyan doctors were wanted world wide

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@fuck_isra3l @jacksonhinkle I think gaddafi had great ideas but I don’t think he was a good leader. Are you forgetting about the mass hangings in univeristies in the 80s and 90s? (Or are you saying people made those up?). Or all the land he stole from people

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@mwbeck6 @jacksonhinkle I also go and visit every year and my family is there

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@mwbeck6 @jacksonhinkle Until I was 18. Then moved to the UK for university. Why?

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@MousaIb54650141 @jacksonhinkle Unfortunately not. But I urge you to read read hisham al matar’s ‘The return’ to understand some of the fears Gaddafi’s put us through. Did he have some great ideas? Absolutely. Did he also mass imprison and kill people? Also absolutely. He held public hangings at universities…

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@mahma96804 @jacksonhinkle Please Google my last name and you’ll find how Libyan I am. My heritage is in our history books.

[Mimi Swehli @MimiSwehli]

@Alex_bufu @jacksonhinkle Yes we did for sure. But he wasn’t a good leader. He stole land from his people (my family included). Jailed and killed people he believed were getting too powerful. Raped young girls. He promised good hospitals (we didn’t have any). He promised welfare….we didn’t have any.