In fact, we were really touched by how the country responded to us doing this. I was on Newsnight Scotland on Monday when I first announced it. Straight away my phone was going and the emails were coming in from people saying they were really glad we were doing it and that they were coming.
The platform was broad, ranging from Strathclyde Police to the Stop the War Coalition. Civic Scotland was well represented, and then calls started coming in from around the globe. This was quite possibly the first time Muslims had organised anything like this anywhere in the world.
The sun came out this afternoon for the 2000 or so people that came along for something I was really proud to be a part of.
Speeches:
Humza Yousaf intro
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Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, Strathclyde Police
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Dr Hany Al-Banna, Islamic Relief
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Rev Dr Graham Blount, Church of Scotland
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Matt Smith, STUC and UNISON
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Keir McKechnie, Stop the War Coalition
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Osama Saeed, Muslim Council of Scotland
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Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister
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Azad Ali, Muslim Council of Britain
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Imam Mustaqeem Shah, Al-Furqan Mosque, Glasgow
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