Overview
- The government has opened a search for organisations to design and build a permanent national Muslim war memorial in England and is making up to £970,000 available to support the project.
- Charities, companies and local authorities will be eligible to apply and must identify a proposed location and show how they will obtain the necessary planning permission.
- Judges will favour entries that present credible construction timelines and demonstrate meaningful engagement with Muslim communities and armed forces groups.
- Officials say the memorial will provide a space for learning and reflection to honour Muslim service in the First and Second World Wars, noting a government estimate that at least 400,000 Muslim soldiers fought in the First World War.
- The initiative follows other UK community memorials such as the Memorial Gates and the African and Caribbean War Memorial, and will require bidders to navigate site selection, planning rules and public consultation as the competition proceeds.