The Sword of Islam & Benito Mussolini / MFL - PSN

The Sword of Islam (Arabic: سيف الإسلا‎, translit. Sayf al-Islām) was a ceremonial melee weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam (Arabic: حامي الإسلام‎, translit. Hāmī al-Islām). History: Benito Mussolini promoted a policy for encouraging comparisons with Islam, calling the local population of what is now modern Lybia “Italian Muslims of the fourth shore of Italy“, building and restoring mosques and Koranic schools, preparing service facilities for the pilgrims going to Mecca and even making a High School for Islamic Culture in Tripoli. On March 20, 1937, Benito Mussolini received the Sword of Islam during a ceremony in the outskirts of Tripoli from Iusuf Kersic, a leading Berber. After entering Tripoli, being welcomed with cannon salutes 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.“ The historical event shows Mussoli