Amal was a prominent politician and parliamentarian in Libya. - Amal Bayou

She went back to her home country to be with her family and got involved in post-revolution social work, and more recently promoting female participation in the electoral process.

We need to protect this new constitution, otherwise it will be useless. Look at the countries around us, like Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia. All these countries have constitutions, and failed. Libya still needs a lot of education on this issue. We need knowledge in order to be able to support and protect the constitution. This education needs to start from a very young age,

Amal will remain in the memories of many as a woman politician working to ensure a better future in one the most difficult and conflict-ridden contexts in the region.