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The Sword of Islam (Template:Lang-ar) was a ceremonial melee weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam (Template:Lang-ar).
History
In 1934, after the creation of Italian Libya, Mussolini adopted a policy for encouraging comparisons with Islam, calling the local population "Italian Muslims of the fourth shore of Italy", building or restoring mosques and Koranic schools, preparing service facilities for the pilgrims going to Mecca and even making a High School of Islamic Culture in Tripoli. Behind the apparent humanitarian intent, fascism and some sectors of the Islamic world were recognizing France and the United Kingdom as common enemies and Mussolini wanted to exploit this to his advantage.[1][2] These common interests were generated from the aversion to the
Notes
- ^ "I rapporti tra il fascismo e il mondo arabo-islamico". November 16, 2015.
- ^ Randazzo 2008, p. 134
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ___location missing publisher (link) - Michele Cifarelli (2004). Rubbettino (ed.). Libertà vo' cercando... Diari 1934-1938. Soveria Mannelli. ISBN 978-88-49806-98-4.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ___location missing publisher (link) - Luigi Romersa (1994). "Benito e Rachele Mussolini nella tragedia". Storia Verità. No. 17.
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