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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 · An Islamic scholar turned freedom fighter, Omar Al-Mukhtar is best known for leading an armed revolution and guerrilla campaign against Italian colonisers for the last two decades of...
Omar al-Mukhtar (about ca. 1860-1931), national hero of Libya and member of the Senusy, a religious organization with administrative and military functions, led the anticolonial resistance in Cirenaica from 1923 to 1931, when he was captured by the Italians and condemned to death.
Sep 16, 2022 · Omar Al-Mukhtar was a teacher of the Holy Quran who turned into a liberation fighter and served as an inspiration for freedom movements all over the world.
Sep 17, 2017 · “Injustice turns the oppressed into heroes” – Libyans still remember these fateful words by iconic resistance leader Omar al-Mukhtar (1862-1931), who spent the last 20 years of his life...
Sep 16, 2022 · The Lion’s historical summary. Omar Mukhtar etched his name in the annals of history when he valiantly defended his people, their property and honour by engaging the noble concept of Jihād against the brute of European colonialism.
Sep 7, 2021 · Unfortunately, this complex issue is also overshadowing a significant anniversary. This year, 2021, marks the ninetieth anniversary of the execution of the great freedom fighter Omar Al-Mukhtar. He was known for his fierce resistance of the fascist Italian occupation of Libya.
