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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...
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.
On this day, Omar al-Mukhtar was martyred. He heroically led the resistance against Italian colonisation in Libya and is one of the greatest freedom fighters...
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.
Omar al-Mukhṭār Muḥammad bin Farḥāṭ al-Manifī, called The Lion of the Desert, known among the colonial Italians as Matari of the Mnifa, was an Imam and leader of native resistance in Cyrenaica under the Senussids, against the Italian colonization of Libya.
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.
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!"
