Muslim soldiers playing significant role in war

MUSLIMS make up a small but significant part of Britain’s armed forces.

Although the numbers are tiny — less than 0.2% of the total — they provide visible support for the assertion that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not wars against Islam.

Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, who died in Afghanistan on July 1 last year, made front pages as the first British Muslim soldier to be killed in the “war on terror”.