A Gallery of Italian Colonialism

Fabio Sappino

by Fabio Sappino
published on 04 September 2025

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Mussolini Draws the Sword of Islam

by Unknown Photographer
published on 27 August 2025

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Photo of Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) at the gates of Tripoli, Libya, raising the 'sword of Islam' and proclaiming himself 'protector of Islam'. The sword of Islam was a ceremonial propaganda object given to Mussolini to gain the favor of the Muslim population. In propaganda photos, the groom calming the horse here represented has been removed. 20 March 1937.

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