Benghazi's 300 schools and universities have turned into ghost towns since the fighting against government forces started. Volunteers in Libya have opened workshop, organizing two hours lesson every morning, aiming to help Libyan children to escape from the violence scenes which is graphically portrayed on television.

“We see these children held captive to these violent images on television. We wanted to bring them away from it a little,” explained school director Sadek al-Harari, who has worked as a teacher in the school for 30 years. - Photos by AFP