Movie&Discussion: Lion of the Desert

On Wednesday 3^rd of December from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm in TAYLOR C11 (opposite to Taylor library entry) The LRS (Legal Research Society) screened a movie titled “Lion of the Desert”

Lion of the Desert is a 1981 historical film starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.

In 1982 the Italian authorities banned and censored the movie because, it was "damaging to the Italian Army's honour".

The Movie was followed by a Historical and legal overview (the concept of ‘jihad’, International Law of War) delivered by Khaled Bashir and Ahmed Hassanein.