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]'''Robina Qureshi''' (born 1967 in ], ]) is a ] campaigner and actress. ]'''Robina Qureshi''' (born 1967 in ], ]) is a ] campaigner.


One of seven sisters, Qureshi's parents were from ] and came to Glasgow in the 1960s. She is Executive Director of Positive Action in Housing, a charity which aims to challenge ] and discrimination, particularly in refugee communities. Qureshi's parents were from Pakistan and came to Glasgow in the 1960s. She is Executive Director of Positive Action in Housing, a charity which aims to challenge racism and discrimination, particularly in refugee communities.


Qureshi is a notable critic of Britain's ] policies and has campaigned to close ]s for ]. She has been at the forefront of challenging dawn raids against Scotland's asylum seekers, taking part in dawn raid protests and shutting down ] buildings with Patrick Hill of the ] and actor ] {{cn}}. She has been in several films, including the controversial ''Gas Attack'', for which she won a best actress award. {{cn}} Qureshi is a notable critic of Britain's asylum policies and has campaigned to close detention centres for asylum seekers. She has been at the forefront of challenging dawn raids against Scotland's asylum seekers, taking part in dawn raid protests and shutting down Home Office buildings with Paddy Hill of the Birmingham Six and actor Peter Mullan. She has been in several films, including the controversial Gas Attack, for which she won a best actress award.

In September 2006, tabloid newspapers revealed that Qureshi was in a relationship with actor and film maker ].


In July 2006, Qureshi was accused of verbally abusing '']'' sex-columnist ] in relation to the journalist's alleged relationship with former ] leader ]. According to Khan's testimony in the '']'' court case, Qureshi later offered a written apology for the incident.


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Robina Qureshi

Robina Qureshi (born 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a human rights campaigner.

Qureshi's parents were from Pakistan and came to Glasgow in the 1960s. She is Executive Director of Positive Action in Housing, a charity which aims to challenge racism and discrimination, particularly in refugee communities.

Qureshi is a notable critic of Britain's asylum policies and has campaigned to close detention centres for asylum seekers. She has been at the forefront of challenging dawn raids against Scotland's asylum seekers, taking part in dawn raid protests and shutting down Home Office buildings with Paddy Hill of the Birmingham Six and actor Peter Mullan. She has been in several films, including the controversial Gas Attack, for which she won a best actress award.

In September 2006, tabloid newspapers revealed that Qureshi was in a relationship with actor and film maker Peter Mullan.

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