Kabul, April 03: Muslim clerics in the British Army may be deployed to Afghanistan in a “hearts and minds” mission to highlight the part played by Islam in UK society.
The scheme is believed to have the support of the head of the Army, General Sir David Richards, and was proposed by a delegation of Muslim scholars from Afghanistan during a visit to Britain, The Independent has learnt.
The army currently has just one imam in its ranks but the numbers are expected to increase with a drive to attract more Muslims into the armed forces, along with others from the ethnic and religious minorities.
–Agencies