Today marks the armistice signed by the Allies of World War I (WWI) and Germany at Compiegne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of WWI. However, it is important to note that hostilities continued in other regions of the world, especially across parts of the old Ottoman Empire where many more thousands (mostly Muslims) perished.Today, we remember all those who fought and died for Britain including the 400,000 Muslims who fought and the 89,000 Muslim Soldiers who died for Britain in WWI.

‘100 Untold Stories of Sacrifice Exhibition’ at the British Muslim Heritage Centre

Given the current political and social climate around the UK and Europe, and with the centenary memorials well under way and set to continue for the next few years, the British Muslim Heritage Centre (BMHC) has been hard at work researching and documenting Muslim stories from WWI.

In fact, a recent ICM…