February 19, 2014 A century after their sacrifices to France, long forgotten French Muslim soldiers have been remembered by President Francois Hollande who said France “owed a debt” to Muslim soldiers who died in World War I, pledging to fight racism and discrimination targeting the religious minority. “France will never forget the price of…
News Agencies – December 27, 2011 Thirty war graves of Muslim soldiers who fought in World War I have been attacked and defaced in the southern city of Carcassonne. Racist insults and swastikas were painted on the graves, which are identified by the Islamic symbols of the star and crescent. Slogans including “France for the…
Vandals have desecrated the graves of seven Muslim solders who died fighting for France in World War II, the Defense Minister announced, expressing “deep indignation.” “I wish to express my deep indignation at this ignoble and cowardly act,” Hervé Morin said in a statement after the tombstones were toppled at a military cemetery in the…
Five Muslim soldiers detained since December were released when the investigation showed there had been no plot to poison food at the Army base in Columbia, SC. The five soldiers were serving within the transactor training program. Four of them have been now discharged from Army due to petty crimes. The investigation started following allegation…
Muslim and Sikh recruits training in the British Army say their faith is not an issue, but at times it can present them with a few dilemmas. “If I was out in Afghanistan in uniform I would be shot at right away, as the Taliban would not know who I was or my Muslim background,”…
