THE HISTORICAL FIGURE OF OMAR AL-MUKHTAR AND ISLAMIC MARTYRDOM IN INDONESIA

<p>The story of Omar al-Mukhtar resisting Italian colonisation of Libya had great potential as a rallying point for anti-colonial sentiment in the Indies stirred up by Islamic politicians under a Pan-Islamic banner. The Dutch colonial government was quite aware of the issue’s sensitivity. It f...

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Main Author: Frank Dhont
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga 2012-01-01
Series:Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies
Online Access:http://journal.aljamiah.org/index.php/AJ/article/view/64