What is the African/Muslim Population like in Glasgow?

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Posted Sun, 02/05/2010 - 18:03 by wishes

I'm coming to study in Glasgow in Septemeber Insha Allah. I found a section entitled African that was empty, so to start the topics rolling,  I thought I'd find out what the size of the African/Muslim Community is in Glasgow, being half Ugandan myself. If there are any groups, societies or clubs especially for sisters let me know :-) Jazak Allah

There is a Somali

by zara_2k - 3 May 2010 - 21:37

There is a Somali organisation.  Not sure what they are called.  Try googling them.

You could also try Amina - The Muslim Women's Resource Centre.  www.mwrc.org.uk

The general Muslim community

by admin - 4 May 2010 - 08:54

The general Muslim community is counted in the tens of thousands. There are around 15 Mosques in the city. For sisters, try:

www.believingwomen.co.uk

I know a couple of Somali

by Anonymous - 13 May 2010 - 21:46

I know a couple of Somali brothers. African community is quite large and is growing.

 

There is even a Khathouse, if you know what I mean. A problem I am planning on dealing with alongside my brethren.

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Khat house? not quite what I

by wishes - 18 May 2010 - 21:10

Khat house? not quite what I had in mind lol

LOL. khathouse. i heard the

by Anonymous - 21 Jul 2010 - 21:35

LOL. khathouse.

i heard the muslim population is a large and growing one in glasgow. im planning inshallah to study their next year and have done some random researche and realised that its actually got quite a population up their.

:)

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I even had to google what a

by wishes - 30 Jul 2010 - 19:15

I even had to google what a khathouse is - I think that says it all! lol

 

Thanks for your researching I want to join the african society at uni as well, but from my "research" they don't seem to be up to much anyway.

 

anyway - in one month I will find out! Insha Allah - and maybe I'll bump into anonymous without knowing lol

 

:-)

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