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Roma accordionist in Glasgow (Photo: Valentina Pop)

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Glasgow: Ahead on Roma inclusion

Compared to Edinburgh with its pretty castles and open golf courses, Glasgow is a whole different story. Spread out along the river Clyde, Scotland's second largest city has a distinctly working-class feel to it.

In the southern area of Govanhill, you can shop for fruit in Arab shops, listen to Roma accordions on the street and get your car washed in a Pakistani-run garage. Over 50 languages are spoken in the roughly 15,000 strong community. Some 3,500 of its residents are Roma, mostl...

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