Military For serving personnel, life in the British armed forces is both rewarding and challenging. Not least for the hundreds of Muslims who help defend our country and safeguard its interests overseas. The Armed Forces Muslim Association was set up in 2009 to recognise the contribution Muslim personnel make across all three services, both in…
The chief military chaplain, Abdelkader Arbi, has revealed in December the project outlines of the first professional training for French Muslim military chaplains, which should be open in September 2020. For three years, aspirants (bachelor’s degree holder at least) would receive an intensive formation of 25 hours training per week, mainly based on a practical…
In this article, Le Figaro daily newspaper profiles Mohamed-Ali Bouharb, 32, the French police force’s first official Muslim chaplain. Claiming to have made a “profound affirmation toward Allah at 17,” Bouharb is a member of mosques in Rouen and du Havre where he attended training courses. The chaplain claims he seeks to “integrate Islam within…
New York, New York. The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is pleased to announce the launch of its website, www.irdialogue.org. The Journal is a forum for academic, social, and timely issues affecting religious communities around the world. It is designed to increase the quality and frequency of interchanges between religious groups and their leaders through its…
John Butt, a Cambridge University chaplain has established a radio station in Pakistan through which he tries to counter extremist teachings. Having first traveled to the region in 1969 and converted to Islam soon after, he is now based in both Cambridge and the Pakistani Swat valley. This is exactly the region where the Taliban…
