Green Book

The Green Book (Arabic: ?????? ??????? al-Kitab al-Ahdar) is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The book was first published in 1975 and was "e;intended to be read by all people"e;. It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung). Both were widely distributed both inside and outside their country of origin, and "e;written in a simple, understandable style with many memorable slogans"e;. An English translation was issued by the Libyan People's Committee, and a bilingual English/Arabic edition was issued in London by Martin, Brian & O'Keeffe in 1976. During the Libyan Civil War, copies of the book were burned by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators.