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Commemorations of the First World War began in 2014 but has there been enough on the contribution of Muslim soldiers?

A new project is highlighting the contributions of Muslims in World War One - 430,000 served as part of the British Indian army.

Some of their stories have been brought together for the first time. In this extract Â鶹Éç'S Ruchi Tandon speaks to descendants and explores the relevance of these accounts today...

*The image depicts Muslim soldiers, who in the First World War also wore turbans. The image is courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.
*To find out more about this Heritage Lottery Funded project and exhibition ‘Connected Histories: Muslims in the First World War’ go to www.connected-histories.org/ww1m
*The exhibition is also currently on display at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.