Mick Hartley

Meanwhile, in Libya:

Libya's interior minister has announced the reintroduction of the morality police to the streets to enforce what he called "society's traditions" and restrict women's freedom of movement.

On Wednesday, Emad al-Tarabulsi said the patrols would resume next month. They would target people with "strange" haircuts, ensure women wear "modest" clothing and prevent gender mixing in public spaces.

He also suggested that women would be barred from travelling within the country without a male guardian, adding that those "seeking personal freedom should go to Europe"….

Since 2011, Libya has seen a decline in religious freedoms in the predominately Muslim country.

The circulation of non-Islamic religious materials, missionary activity and speech considered “offensive to Muslims” is illegal. In May, the GNU's [Government of National Unity's] General Authority of Endowments and Islamic Affairs established what it called the “Guardians of Virtue” to protect Islamic values.

Non-Muslims and members of Muslim minority sects have faced persecution from both the state and armed groups in Libya.

The subjugation of women – Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya – does seem to play a very large part in these Islamic values.

That Islamic Reformation we've all been waiting for…it's just doesn't seem to be happening. Perhaps – just a thought – it's never going to happen. Perhaps the Reformation was specific to the Christian world because of the Christian emphasis on individual conscience – an emphasis that Islam singularly lacks.