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British Soldiers Perform Hajj

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...

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Imam Asim Hafiz, OBE the Islamic advisor to the Armed Forces leads the Prayers in the Ministry of Defense last July. (Credit: UK Ministry of Defence)

First Imam to British Armed Forces: Joining Forces Doesn’t Contradict with Islam

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...

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File photo of General Sir David Richards, chief of the UK defence staff. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

UK defense chief: No-fly zones in Syria ‘insufficient’

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...