The Libyan society is a very traditional and tightly-bonded one in which the family represents the a small but highly-critical and immensely-significant component in the whole community which is heavily reliant on its social relations to keep it going and to preserve its legacy of traditions going back to many generations.

One of the most respected characteristics of an individual, in this part of the world, is generosity and looking after guests. Good hospitality is not just a sign of success and well-being but it goes deeper than that. Only genuine people who are deeply-rooted within the society are those who give hospitality any of the importance it deserves at all.