A poet and a composer are impressed by Libyan historical past to create a contemporary peace anthem for his or her divided nation.
Might Libya clear up its political issues by revisiting a decades-old settlement that after introduced its warring tribal factions collectively in nationwide reconciliation?
Because the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the nation has been in a relentless state of turmoil. Now, poet Ahmed al-Terkawi and composer Hanan al-Ruwaie embark on a artistic challenge collectively to hunt inspiration from Libyan historical past – particularly the 1946 Harabi Constitution – to create a musical work of hope for Libya’s future. However first, they meet writers, historians, in the present day’s tribal elders and descendants of the unique constitution signatories. This allows them to grasp the nation’s historical past and the way Emir Idris al-Senussi persuaded warring tribes to put aside their variations and are available collectively in an uncommon act of reconciliation.
Each of them collect all they should write after which carry out their highly effective anthem calling for peace of their war-torn nation.
