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In order to earn the favor of the Arabs and to seal himself the alliance, Mussolini, although a signatory of the [[Lateran Treaty]] with the [[Holy See]], decided to be bestowed the title of ''Protector of Islam''.<ref>{{harvnb|Ham|2007|p=24}}</ref> According to the interpretation of Mussolini, with the Italian government taking over the place of the [[Ottoman Libya|Ottomans in Libya]], such a title was up to him concerning law since, in some manner, he was heir of the authority of the caliph.<ref>{{harvnb|Lanna|Rossi|2003|p=242}}</ref> On March 20, 1937, in the outskirts of [[Tripoli]], Mussolini recieved the Sword of Islam from Iusuf Kerisc, a leading Berber supporter of the Italian occupation against the Libyan resistance, during a lavish ceremony. After entering Tripoli among salutes of cannons and at the head of a rank of 2,600 cavalrymen, Mussolini reaffirmed his closeness to the Muslim population, guaranteeing "peace, justice, wellness and respect for the laws of the Prophet.<ref name=pdf>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediastudies.it/IMG/pdf/La_Spada_dell_Islam.pdf|title=La Spada dell'Islam|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref>

In spite of the approval from the media of the regime, the ceremony provoked hilarity among the Italian people because of its absurd and paradoxical connotations.<ref>{{harvnb|Cifarelli|p=183}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Antonini|p=112}}</ref>

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== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book|last1=Antonini|first1=Sandro|title=Catene al pensiero e anelli ai polsi|editor=De Ferrari|___location=Genova|year=1999|ISBN=97-88-871722-17-7|id="Antonini"|ref=idharv}}

* {{cite book|last1=Cifarelli|first1=Michele|title=Libertà vo' cercando... Diari 1934-1938|editor=Rubbettino|___location=Soveria Mannelli|year=2004|ISBN=978-88-49806-98-4|ref=harv}}

* {{cite book|last1=Ham|first1=Anthony|title=Libia|editor=EDT|___location=Torino|year=2007|ISBN=978-88-60401-52-6|ref=harv}}

* {{cite book|last1=Lanna|first1=Luciano|last2=Rossi|first2=Filippo|title=Fascisti immaginari|editor=Vallecchi|___location=Firenze|year=2003|ISBN=978-88-84270-57-3|ref=harv}}