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2016-05-15 Britain
Wearing a kilt, Muslim Scottish MP takes oath in Urdu
[DAWN] The video of a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) taking oath went viral on Friday.
Hoot, mon!
Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow Pollok from the Scottish National Party (SNP), first took the oath of allegiance in English and then in Urdu, as other members gave their oath in Doric, Gaelic and Scots as well as English.
O, wad some pow'r the giftie gie us to hear oursel's as others see us...
Yousaf proudly paid homage to his roots with his outfit as well as his language, pairing a traditional Scottish kilt with a sherwani jacket.

Posted by Fred 2016-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 WTF??!!
Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-05-15 10:48||   2016-05-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Doric???

p.s. what's the difference between Gaelic and Scots?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-15 10:50||   2016-05-15 10:50|| Front Page Top

#3 "Allah, och aye!"

"If it's nae halal -- it's crap!"
Posted by charger 2016-05-15 11:51||   2016-05-15 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Impress me, do it in Iambic Pentameter
Posted by Frank G 2016-05-15 12:17||   2016-05-15 12:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Doric. Only in the UK would a reference to the ancient classics be used as an insulting linguistic designation.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-05-15 12:25||   2016-05-15 12:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Gaelic vs. Scots.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-05-15 12:36||   2016-05-15 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 :-)
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-15 13:10||   2016-05-15 13:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Hummmm..... Looks at Frank in. New way.
Posted by Shipman 2016-05-15 15:52||   2016-05-15 15:52|| Front Page Top

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