The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi (Arabic: السنوسية, romanized: as-Sanūssiyya) are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order and clan in Libya and surrounding regions founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Sanussi (Arabic: السنوسي الكبير as-Sanūssiyy al …

The Senussi campaign took place in North Africa from November 1915 to February 1917, during the First World War. The campaign was fought by the Kingdom of Italy and the British Empire against the Senussi, a religious order of Arabic nomads in Libya and Egypt. The Senussi were courted by the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire.

Mohammed El Senussi (Arabic: محمد السنوسي; Sayyid Mohammed er-Rida bin Seyyed Hasan er-Rida el-Mahdi es-Senussi; occasionally spelled as "...Al Senussi", "as-Senussi", "al/el-Senussi"; born 20 October 1962) is the son of Crown Prince Hasan as …

The Senussi Order, otherwise known as the ‘Sanusiya’, or ‘Sanusi’ is an Islamic religious and political order. It also refers to the tribal clan prominent in Libya and neighbouring regions.

Imam Mohammed bin Ali El Senussi was succeeded by his son Sayyid Mohammed El Mahdi in the leadership of the Senussi order which flourished under his leadership and gained a widely spread reputation, and he was able to establish order and peace in Barqa.

The Second Italian-Sanussi War, also known as ‘The Pacification of Libya’ took place between 1923 and 1932. This was a significant conflict between the Italian colonial forces and the Libyan resistance, led by the Sanussi order, under the leadership of Omar al Mukhtar, and was the period during which the Libyan genocide commenced 1.

The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi (Arabic: السنوسية, romanized: as-Sanūssiyya) are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order and clan in Libya and surrounding regions founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Sanussi (Arabic: السنوسي الكبير as-Sanūssiyy al-Kabīr), the Algerian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi. Quick Facts Sanussi السنوسية, Country ...

The Senussi order (Senussi, Senusiyya, Sanussi, السنوسية ‎), are a Muslim political-religious tariqa (Sufi order) and clan in colonial Libya and the Sudan region founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi (السنوسي الكبير ‎), the Algerian Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi.

Feb 14, 2016 · The Senussi were political-religious organization in Libya and Sudan founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad bin Ali al-Sanusi (1791-1859), known as the Grand Sanusi. The Senussi are also the...

The Senussi were a religious order stretching across the breadth of North Africa. They were led by the Grand Senussi, and had taken a leading role in resisting the Italian invasion of Libya from 1911, and before that French colonisation.