Scotland: Soldiers' Memorial

Vidushi Tiwari, The Scotsman, Why is Scotland building a memorial for Indian and Pakistani soldiers?

Prince Harry's book

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'Crime against humanity' - senior Taliban leader hits out at Harry over '25 kills'

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The Unremembered

Guardian, The Unremembered: Britain’s Forgotten War Heroes review – David Lammy condemns a shameful history "Politician examines the fate of African soldiers who fought in the first world war, finding decay, disregard, and denial"

Leicester pledge

BBC News, Leicester Central Mosque: First in UK to sign 'armed forces pledge' "A mosque has become the first in the UK to sign a pledge to support servicemen and veterans."

Poppy-print hijab

Independent, Poppy-print hijab launched for British Muslims to commemorate Remembrance Day

Sandhurst and the Sheikhs

Sandhurst and the Sheikhs - BBC Radio 4 

"How does training at Sandhurst Academy bolster militarised monarchies of the Arab world?"

Army imam says British Muslims can be good soldiers

BBC News - Army imam says British Muslims can be good soldiers, 13 Jan 2014 "Mr Hafiz, who was appointed by the MoD in 2005 and is one of two Muslim chaplains, says of the Afghanistan conflict: "There is no doubt a misunderstanding among the Muslim community that this is somehow a war against Islam."

'Former Territorial Army male soldier, 28, becomes Britain’s first transgender Muslim woman and is now MARRIED'

Daily Mail, Former Territorial Army male soldier, 28, becomes Britain’s first transgender Muslim woman and is now MARRIED, 13 Sep 2013 "A former trained soldier has swapped her Territorial Army beret for a veil and become Britain's first transgender Muslim woman."

Armistice Day

Tariq Tahir, Metro, Armistice Day: Muslims contribution 'must not be forgotten', 10 Nov 2010: "We need to remind not only the Muslim community but also the general public that the Muslim contribution to the defence of this nation runs deep,’ said secretary general Farooq Murad of the Muslim Council of Britain."

Also see MCB, Remembering the Brave [links to PDF report]

'British Muslim Women Pay Tribute to Soldiers'

euro-islam.info, British Muslim Women Pay Tribute to Soldiers, 23 Jul 2010"A group of Muslim women honored soldiers who died fighting for the UK by placing a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum in England, according to the BBC. The early July ceremony occurred on the anniversary of the death of Lance Cpl. Jabron Hashmi, the first British Muslim soldier to die in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan on July 2006."

Anti-troop protests

Nile Gardiner, Telegraph, British Muslim leaders must condemn Islamist anti-troop protests, 15 June 2010 opinion piece, linked to Daily Mail, Into the jaws of hate: Soldiers' parade marred by Muslim extremists and far-Right, 16 June 2010

'Forgotten Heroes'

Emel Magazine, Forgotten Heroes, Issue 62 November 2009 "With Remembrance Day around the corner, Somaiya Khan-Piachaud and Ayman Khwaja remember the sacrifice of Muslim Soldiers, who gave their lives and their limbs in the name of duty in both the First and Second World Wars."

The page includes an interesting movie clip on this subject.

Also see the Muslim Council of Britain's press release for their new publication: MCB Report Demonstrates long-standing British Muslim Support for Armed Forces, 6 Nov 09 and a statement on particpation in Armistice Day commemoration: MCB Joins With Other Faith Groups at the Cenotaph

Here's a direct link: Remembering the Brave: The Muslim contribution to Britain’s Armed Forces [pdf] This includes an article by Prof. Humayun Ansari.