Answer
It is permissible to take part with the following conditions; a) there is no
obtstacle in accomplishing the laws of Islam, b) one is able to serve the
Muslims, and, c) one is able to save the Muslims from oppression. (Fataawa
Mahmoodiya vol.13 pg. 425)
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.