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Written by Team MPUK
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Monday, 14 March 2005 |
 Taken from the MCB
British Muslims Meet & Question Army Chief of Staff (MCB Press Release)
Mon 14 Mar 2005
The
Muslim Council of Britain today (12 March 2005) hosted a meeting with
the Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Michael Walker, and a small
team of senior officers at the Islamic Cultural Centre, Regent's Park.
The
aim of the meeting was to hear about the steps the Armed Forces are
taking to ensure that it becomes genuinely inclusive and representative
of the society it exists to serve and to allow British Muslims to raise
their concerns about its members joining the Armed Forces.
This article was taken from the MCB Website.
 "The
MCB welcomes moves by our Armed Forces towards greater recognition of
the needs of its Muslim recruits. The establishment of the post of a
Muslim Adviser to the Ministry of Defence and the recently proposed
appointment of an Imam to cater for the spiritual welfare of British
Muslim recruits are both commendable steps. We hope that we will see
increased numbers of British Muslims taking up positions in our Armed
Forces just as they have done so in other sectors of our society. For
this to be successful, however, it is imperative that the high
reputation of our armed forces is zealously protected and maintained
and not allowed to be tainted by any misbehaviour or illegal actions,"
said Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain.
The Chief of Defence Staff said:
"I
would like to pay tribute to the Muslim Council of Britain's invaluable
work to promote better community relations and increase knowledge and
understanding of the Muslim faith within British society. The Muslim
Council of Britain has made a real and lasting contribution to the
creation of a just and tolerant society. I would also like to emphasise
my personal commitment to creating Armed Forces which reflect more
fully the religious, cultural and ethnic diversity of the society we
serve. In return we can offer fulfilling careers and high quality
training and education."
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