13 December 2010

We're all one family

As new research suggests that Muslims find it easier to integrate in Scotland than south of the Border, Martyn McLaughlin visits Glasgow's multi-racial Pollokshields area to see what the two communities think of each other

.... "I came to Scotland as a young boy, and folk here are great," he says in a strong Glaswegian accent. "In the past, I think a lot of the older Asian generation came and set up businesses but didn't integrate into the community. The younger folk now, they're Scottish, Asian, Muslim, whatever.

"That's the attitude we should all have, right? I don't care if you're Hindu, Christian, or Jew, it doesn't matter. We're all one family." [The Scotsman] Read more