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Omar al-Mukhṭār Muḥammad bin Farḥāṭ al-Manifī ( Arabic: عُمَر الْمُخْتَار مُحَمَّد بِن فَرْحَات الْمَنِفِي; 20 August 1858 – 16 September 1931), called The Lion of the Desert, known among the colonial Italians as Matari of the Mnifa, [4] was an Imam and leader of native resistance in Cyrenaica (currently Eastern Libya) under the Senussids, again...
Sep 16, 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Omar Al-Mukhtar, the Islamic scholar who became the symbol of Libyan resistance against Italian colonisation. He was captured, tried and executed by the Italians in 1931, but his memory lives on in Libya and beyond.
Sep 16, 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Omar Al-Mukhtar, a Libyan teacher and guerrilla fighter who resisted Italian colonization for 20 years. Discover how he became a symbol of freedom and a hero of the Arab world.
Omar al-Mukhtar was a Libyan leader of the Senusy resistance against Italian colonialism from 1923 to 1931. He was captured, executed, and became a national hero of Libya.
Sep 17, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Omar al-Mukhtar, who fought against British, French and Italian colonial forces for 20 years. He was hanged by the Italians in 1931 after refusing to surrender and saying: "We will not surrender; we will be victorious or we will die!"
Sep 16, 2019 · He was an Islamic scholar and revolutionary who heroically led the resistance against the Italian occupation of Libya for almost 20 years. Commonly known as the ‘Lion of the Desert,’ Omar spent his youth studying Islam and became a hafidh at a young age.
Sep 16, 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Omar Mukhtar, the heroic leader who resisted the Italian colonial occupation of Libya for 20 years. Discover his courage, piety, and wisdom in the face of tyranny and injustice.
