An Interview with Yusra Tekbali on Libya    Yusra: In one word:
Stressful!  It tested our patience and took a toll on my mental
health–just being in Libya in the middle of uncertainty,
censorship, and the beginning of a violent crackdown was
extremely trying. Thankfully, I got out before all hell broke
loose, but I still think about Libya constantly.  MMW: We
noticed you tweeting constantly. What can you tell us about the
voices of women in Libya’s Revolution in social media and on the
ground in Libya? For instance, when we see photographs and video
of protests, it’s still uncommon to see significant numbers of
women in the shot (unless it is a special collection of “women
protestors”).  Are women protesting in other, less media-visible
forms in addition to going out to the street?  Yusra: I can tell
you when I was in Tripoli, and news that Gaddafi was in
Venezuela was circulating, I saw women from balconies cheering.
I know Libyan women who encouraged their husbands and sons to
join the protests. In Benghazi