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| Poppy-print hijab launched for British Muslims to commemorate Remembrance Day | Poppy-print hijab launched for British Muslims to commemorate Remembrance Day |
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| British Muslim women have designed a "poppy hijab" to commemorate fallen soldiers in the face of extremist groups fiercely opposing the Armed Forces. | |
| The scarf with iconic red flowers printed on light blue material is backed by the Islamic Society of Britain and all profits will be donated to the Poppy Appeal to support soldiers, veterans and their families. | The scarf with iconic red flowers printed on light blue material is backed by the Islamic Society of Britain and all profits will be donated to the Poppy Appeal to support soldiers, veterans and their families. |
| It will be sold from tomorrow for £22 to mark 100 years since the first Muslim soldier fighting for Britain was awarded the Victoria Cross during WW1 ahead of Remembrance Day on 11 November. | It will be sold from tomorrow for £22 to mark 100 years since the first Muslim soldier fighting for Britain was awarded the Victoria Cross during WW1 ahead of Remembrance Day on 11 November. |
| The scarf was designed by fashion designer, Tabinda-Kauser Ishaq, a 24-year-old student at the University of the Arts in London. | The scarf was designed by fashion designer, Tabinda-Kauser Ishaq, a 24-year-old student at the University of the Arts in London. |
| She said to the Daily Mail: “I hope the poppy headscarf gives Muslim women a new way to mark Remembrance Day and to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal. | She said to the Daily Mail: “I hope the poppy headscarf gives Muslim women a new way to mark Remembrance Day and to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal. |
| “It’s a simple way to say you’re proudly British and proudly Muslim.” | “It’s a simple way to say you’re proudly British and proudly Muslim.” |
| Sughra Ahmed, President of the Islamic Society of Great Britain, said the scarf was a way of reflecting on nearly one million deaths of British Army soldiers, away from the “angry minority” of Islamic extremists who have set fire to poppies on Remembrance Day in the past. | Sughra Ahmed, President of the Islamic Society of Great Britain, said the scarf was a way of reflecting on nearly one million deaths of British Army soldiers, away from the “angry minority” of Islamic extremists who have set fire to poppies on Remembrance Day in the past. |
| She said: “This symbol of quiet remembrance is the face of everyday British Islam – not the angry minority who spout hatred and offend everyone.” | She said: “This symbol of quiet remembrance is the face of everyday British Islam – not the angry minority who spout hatred and offend everyone.” |
| Pakistani machine gunner Khudadad Khan fought on behalf of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western front in Belgium in an Indian colonial regiment. | Pakistani machine gunner Khudadad Khan fought on behalf of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western front in Belgium in an Indian colonial regiment. |
| Khan carried on firing a gun on his own after five comrades were killed on 31 October 1914 in Hollebeke and he was then presented with the highest military award in the Commonwealth for bravery. | Khan carried on firing a gun on his own after five comrades were killed on 31 October 1914 in Hollebeke and he was then presented with the highest military award in the Commonwealth for bravery. |
| Around 400,000 Muslim soldiers put their lives on the line for Britain during conflict, also known as the Great War, from 1914 to 1918. | Around 400,000 Muslim soldiers put their lives on the line for Britain during conflict, also known as the Great War, from 1914 to 1918. |
| A total of 956,703 soldiers died from battle, wounds or diseases while fighting out of 8,700,000 worldwide British Army recruits. | A total of 956,703 soldiers died from battle, wounds or diseases while fighting out of 8,700,000 worldwide British Army recruits. |
| The poppy is symbolic of the conflict as the flowers were said to have bloomed across battlefields in Flanders, Belgium, after some of the worst bloodshed occurred. | The poppy is symbolic of the conflict as the flowers were said to have bloomed across battlefields in Flanders, Belgium, after some of the worst bloodshed occurred. |
| Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, is marked by a two-minute silence at 11am and a parade in Whitehall attended by officials will be held on 9 November for Remembrance Sunday. | Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, is marked by a two-minute silence at 11am and a parade in Whitehall attended by officials will be held on 9 November for Remembrance Sunday. |