hip ▁to ▁be ▁valid ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁only . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁laws ▁were ▁passed ▁that ▁allowed ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁National ▁F asc ist ▁Party ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁L ict or ▁( Ass ocia zione ▁Mus ul mana ▁del ▁L itt orio ). ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Lib yan ▁military ▁units ▁within ▁the ▁Italian ▁army . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁two ▁divisions ▁of ▁Lib yan ▁colonial ▁troops ▁( for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 9 0 ▁native ▁Muslim ▁soldiers ) ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁Div isions ▁of ▁F anter ia ▁Lib ica ▁( Lib yan ▁inf antry ) ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ' s ▁Egypt : ▁ 1 ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁Sib elle ▁and ▁ 2 ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁P esc atori . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁main ▁se ctors ▁of ▁economic ▁activity ▁in ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁( by ▁number ▁of ▁employees ) ▁were ▁industry ▁( 3 0 . 4 % ), ▁public ▁administration ▁( 2 9 . 8 % ), ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁fish ing ▁( 1 6 . 7 % ), ▁commerce ▁( 1 0 . 7 % ), ▁trans ports ▁( 5 . 8 % ), ▁domestic ▁work ▁( 3 . 8 % ), ▁legal ▁profession ▁and ▁private ▁teaching ▁( 1 . 3 %