Pendant la Première et la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des musulmans ont combattu dans l’armée britannique, comme du reste dans l’armée française. Nombreux ont servi de chair à canon dans la guerre contre le nazisme. L’Europe a été libérée du totalitarisme hitlérien en partie grâce à eux. Il est bon de le rappeler. Sans cesse.
C’est ce que rappelle sur Twitter Matthew Ward, un internaute britannique, qui partage des photos d’époque, dont certaines ont été prises selon pendant le mois de ramadan.
Muslim soldiers from (then) India praying during #WW1 A great image for #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/PDRcYGaSZc
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
Cardiff ARP featuring a chap from Barbados, a minister from Sierra Leone & a Muslim from Aden – all brothers in #WW2 pic.twitter.com/SbdQCKn8fr
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
700,000 Muslims VOLUNTEERED to serve in #WW2 – here are a few of the heroes celebrating Eid in 1941. #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/a96K2vDiDo
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
@HistoryNeedsYou – that's great photo. my grandfather was stationed in Burma. What would @EDLTrobinson make of this?
— Ali (@RajabAli_78) July 26, 2013
@HistoryNeedsYou -this is a photo we had blown up from a group photo with his battalion (1/2).. pic.twitter.com/ZEN8L2nLxN
— Ali (@RajabAli_78) July 26, 2013
Sikh soldiers guarding Jerusalem during Ramadan. #history pic.twitter.com/mLzF3rAZ
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) September 10, 2012
Muslim children celebrating the opening of their new mosque in Cardiff, 1943. #Ramadan #WW2 pic.twitter.com/D2BS4Ld0dc
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
Great image for #Ramadan – Muslim soldiers celebrating Eid in the UK, 1941. #WW2 pic.twitter.com/eVBeCFkKBJ
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
How splendid are these chaps? Muslim soldiers of the ASC on parade with swords drawn in #WW2 pic.twitter.com/dzsUKMZKkQ
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
The Lord Mayor and people of Cardiff celebrating the opening of new mosque 1943 #Ramadan #WW2 pic.twitter.com/mtiz0i7odw <1 for @QariAsim
— Neil Walshaw (@CllrWalshaw) July 26, 2013
Smart and professional, Muslim soldiers preparing to march out on campaign in #WW1 pic.twitter.com/BR01zRnALU
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
Muslim soldier using a Lewis Gun built in #Birmingham #WW1 Forward Together in Unity pic.twitter.com/jQrlGfE2gL
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
A Muslim Corporal standing proud in his uniform of the 110th Mahratta Light Infantry. #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/tYj5J67Ekl
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
Good morning. Here's the 40th Pathan Regiment – splendid Muslim soldiers, on parade in France, 1915 #WW1 #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/URgeRXriLP
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
The Lord Mayor and people of Cardiff celebrating the opening of a new mosque in 1943 @cardiffcouncil #Ramadan #WW2 pic.twitter.com/xRbNz4Sg2d
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 26, 2013
Muslim VOLUNTEER soldiers in #WW2 – armed and equipped by the people of #Birmingham Forward Together in Unity pic.twitter.com/detVQl4jNS
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 19, 2013
Remembering #Ramadan during #WW2 – Muslim service personnel at Woking Mosque during Eid @MuslimCouncil pic.twitter.com/jbX9UEYL4P
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 31, 2013
This splendid officer is WingCo Aizad Bakhsh Awan - The First Muslim Pilot of pre-ind India @MuslimCouncil #WW2 pic.twitter.com/7IZ806x9z4
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 30, 2013
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Here's a great image for #Ramadan – Muslim soldiers of the ASC, celebrating Eid at Woking Mosque, 1941 #WW2 pic.twitter.com/AAkAuMyS2l
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 29, 2013
Fantastically fierce Muslim Corporal demonstrating a bayonet charge in #WW2 #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/pqB8FZ9efA
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) July 27, 2013
