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contribution which the armed forces of India, the Princes, and the people as a whole, have made, not only on the battlefields, but in the workshops and factories which have transformed India into a great arsenal and fighting base. The unsurpassed gallantry and endurance of the Indian forces throughout this long and bitter struggle are beyond all praise, and will stand recorded as a most glorious page in India’s history. Those who have made the supreme sacrifice in this greatest world struggle for the triumph of right over might are not here to rejoice with us to-day in this moment of victory, but their names are remembered with thankfulness and pride’. 269 Muslims in the World Wars 269 India’s contribution to victory: statement made after the defeat of Japan, L/I/1/1162, file No: 462/150 (A), p.41, IOR, BL, London policyexchange.org.uk | 59
270 The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations (Gallup, 2009) p.23 271 UK Defence Statistics 2010, published by the Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA); see more at: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modint ranet/UKDS/UKDS2010/pdf/UKDS 2010.pdf 272 Muslim Networks and Movements in Western Europe (Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 2010) p. 5 273 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ uk/4206800.stm 60 | policyexchange.org.uk 2 British Muslims and Barriers to Entering the Armed Forces The relationship between Muslims and the British armed forces – indeed, between Muslims and the British state – is very different today to what it was during the first half of the twentieth century. While the challenges facing British Muslims are far from unique, too many today are unable to reconcile their worldly and spiritual identities in the way their ancestors did. Polling by the Pew Global Survey reveals that British Muslims are deeply suspicious of our armed forces and their intentions. 270 Indeed, very few Muslims are willing to sign up for active service today – with only 600 currently enlisted in the armed forces. 271 That amounts to just 0.3 percent of the overall total – while The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in 2010 estimated that Muslims comprised 4.6 percent of the population. 272 This section of the report considers the practical and theological arguments put forward by Islamists who suggest that true Muslims can neither join the British armed forces nor be loyal to this country. It also provides a case study of the existing relationship between the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and the Ministry of Defence, exploring the implications of engaging the MCB on these matters. Barriers to entry: practical arguments An ‘Ummah Consciousness’ The idea of suicide bombers striking in Britain, though long feared, was unprecedented until July 2005 – when a small cell of four men targeted London commuters. Just days later, it was discovered that the perpetrators were British, hailing from West Yorkshire. The four bombers were apparently unremarkable. One worked as a classroom assistant in Dewsbury and another in his father’s fish and chip shop. But what made these seemingly ordinary men turn their backs on Britain? The ringleader of the attacks, Mohammed Siddique Khan, offered a telling insight into his mindset in his suicide video saying: Your democratically elected governments continuously perpetuate atrocities against my people all over the world... until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight. 273
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