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When Scotland hosted an abolitionist after profiting from slavery - 0 views

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    Glasgow, Scotland - When abolitionist Frederick Douglass arrived in Scotland on a speaking tour in 1846 from the United States, 13 years had passed since Britain enacted the Slavery Abolition Act. Colonial slaves had gradually been freed and Britain's slaveowners were financially compensated for their loss of "property". Douglass's 19-month visit to Britain and Ireland…
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Scotland university brings pronoun badges; a step towards gender equality - 0 views

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    Scotland's Edinburgh University is set to hand out pronoun badges to freshers joining in a new term so they know whether to refer to each other as "he", "she" or "they". The move is intended to avoid any potential "misgendering" of non-binary or transgender students, who may display the physical attributes of one gender while associating more closely with another or none at all.
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UK: Gurdwara burned in suspected arson attack, no injuries reported - 0 views

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    The Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib in Leith city, Scotland has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack with police treating the "suspicious" act as a hate crime, BBC reported. It was set on fire in what was believed to be a "deliberate" act at around 5 am yesterday. No one was injured in the incident but the building was severely damaged.
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