Glasgow Afghan United Celebrates Rabbie and Rumi

That the Parliament congratulates Glasgow Afghan United (GAU) on the success of its recent multicultural Burns supper, which was held in Glasgow City Chambers and also paid tribute to the renowned Afghan poet, Rumi; recognises that it brought together members of the Afghan community with many of the other diverse communities that make up Glasgow, including 250 guests from 20 different nationalities; notes that this important annual event embraces both Scottish and Afghan cultural traditions; commends GAU on its wider community work, including its women’s empowerment programme, educational classes for families and annual refugee football tournament, and believes that its worth has been rightly acknowledged by it winning the Building Inclusive Communities category at the recent Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and its President, Abdul Bostani, being nominated at the Glasgow Times Sports Person and Volunteer of the Year awards.