by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East
The British Foreign Office published a picture of British soldiers in Medina performing the rites of Hajj on its official Twitter page. In another Tweet, the FCO quoted BDR Lamin Camara, of 1 Royal Horse Artillery, who is part of the UK delegation, as saying “I am...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2016 | World
London – Islamic Religious Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Service Chiefs Asim Hafiz speaks of his experience as First Imam to British Armed Forces. Hafiz, who has been working with the Armed Forces for 11 years, said that being a Muslim didn’t...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The creation of no-fly zones in Syria would have little impact on the conflict, the outgoing head of the British military said yesterday, warning that attacks on ground targets would risk triggering a wider war. General Sir David Richards, who...