Remembring the Libyan Resistance of Omar Mukhtar (Lion of the desert) against ruthless Italian imperialism:

Omar Mukhtar’s struggle of nearly twenty years came to an end on 11 September 1931, when he was wounded in battle near Slonta , then captured by the Italian army.

In three days, Mukhtar was tried, convicted, and, on 14 September 1931, sentenced to be hanged publicly (even Western historians and scholars have questioned whether his trial was fair or impartial).

When asked if he wished to say any last words, Mukhtar replied with a Qur’anic phrase: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.” (“To God we belong and to Him we shall return.”).

On September 16, 1931, on the orders of the Italian court and with Italian hopes that Libyan resistance would die with him, Mukhtar was hanged before his followers in the concentration camp of Suluq at the age of 73 years.

Heroes such as Martyr Omar Mukhtar should be remembered who fought against the evil called Western imperialism and gave their lives for that noble cause.