MUSSOLINI'S ENDORSEMENT OF ISLAM
March 20, 1937, in the outskirts of Tripoli, Mussolini received the Sword of Islam from Iusuf Kerisc, a leading Berber supporter.
After entering Tripoli among salutes of cannons and at the head of a rank of 2,600 cavalrymen,
Mussolini told the crowd that he guaranteed
"peace, justice, wellness and respect for the laws of the Prophet."