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Wednesday 13 May 2015 - 12:11 Makkah mean time-24-7-1436
Scotland’s first female Muslim MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Google image)
Edinburgh, Scotland (IINA) - Scotland’s first female Muslim MP is hoping to be a voice for Muslims across the United Kingdom. Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh wants to be a focus for Muslims across UK as one of 13 Muslim lawmakers, she told Anadolu Agency (AA) in an interview four days after the election victory.
Tasmina won the Ochil and South Perthshire seat for the Scottish National Party (SNP) in last week’s general election, becoming the first Muslim to represent the party at Westminster.
"Just elected few days ago but I am hoping to engage with people across all Muslim communities in the country,” she told Anadolu Agency. “Hopefully they can see me as a point of contact, somebody who will stand up and always speak for equality, fairness and prosperity.
"So I am looking forward to engaging with all communities and hope they do contact me."
Tasmina is the only Muslim MP in Scotland and is part of a wave of SNP candidates who unseated Labour and Liberal Democrat lawmakers to take 56 of Scotland’s 59 constituencies.
She is also one of six new Muslim MPs at Westminster, taking the representation of Muslims to its highest level with 13 MPs. There are 2.8 Muslims in the U.K., according to the Muslim Council of Britain.
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