Arab Lictor Youth ( ar, شباب الليتوريو العرب ''Shabāb Al-Līttūriw Al-ʿArab'', it, Gioventù Araba del Littorio, abbreviated G.A.L.) was a

fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...

youth organization for Arab youth in Italian Libya.

History

GAL was founded by the Italian Governor-General in Libya, Italo Balbo, in October 1935.Munzi, Massimiliano.
L'epica del ritorno: archeologia e politica nella Tripolitania italiana
'. Saggi di storia antica, 17. Roma: "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 2001. 83 GAL functioned as the Libyan counterpart of the Italian Lictor Youth (GIL).Segrè, Claudio G.
Italo Balbo: A Fascist Life
'. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. p. 328 GAL was divided into ''Aftal'' (organizing children up to twelve years of age, similar to the ''

Opera Nazionale Balilla Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National Fascist Party. It takes its name fr ...

'' movement in Italy) and ''Sciubban'' (organizing youngsters between thirteen and eighteen years of age). GAL was mainly based in the larger cities along the

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coast. GAL contingents marched at virtually all parades and festivals held in Libya at the time. The organization provided pre-military and cultural education to Libyan Arab youth. These training programmes became an important part of the educational system during fascist rule in Libya, preparing young Libyans for military service in the Italian armed forces. GAL also had sports activities; it was one of two sports organization in Libya at the time which was open to Muslims. The sporting activities of the organization were led by Ramadan Alì. The GAL team of football was admitted to play in the last "Campionato tripolino di calcio" (the last "Tripoli championship") in 1940, before

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blocked all sport activities in Libya. As per ideological indoctrination, there is little evidence to suggest that the organization was particularly successful in instilling fascist ideological doctrine amongst the Libyan youth. Having had at least one year of membership in GAL was one of the conditions for Libyan Muslims seeking "Cittadinanza Italiana Speciale" (Italian Special citizenship, created for indigenous Libyans only within Italian Libya; they could not migrate to Italy proper). There was also a corresponding movements for adults, the

Muslim Association of the Lictor The Muslim Association of the Lictor (Italian: ''Associazione Musulmana del Littorio'', AML) was created in 1939 as the Muslim branch of the National Fascist Party of Italy. It was found mainly and largely in Italian Libya. It was dissolved by the ...

(a referent of the

National Fascist Party The National Fascist Party ( it, Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) was a political party in Italy, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of Italian Fascism and as a reorganization of the previous Italian Fasces of Combat. The ...

).
Storia del Ventennio Fascista
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Bibliography

* Del Boca, Angelo. ''Gli italiani in Libia. Vol. 1: Tripoli bel suol d'Amore''. Milano, Mondadori, 1997. * Smeaton Munro, Ion. ''Through Fascism to World Power: A History of the Revolution in Italy''. Ayer Publishing. Manchester (New Hampshire), 1971.

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