That the Parliament congratulates the Edinburgh Ahlul Bayt Society on the launch of the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign 2014 in cooperation with the Islamic Unity Society and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service; notes that the campaign will be launched with blood donation sessions in Edinburgh on 6 and 8 November 2014, and acknowledges what it sees as a constructive effort to encourage Muslim residents of Edinburgh and the Lothian region to become more active in donating blood to help save lives, while also marking the near-at-hand Islamic New Year, which is known as Muharram.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Christian Allard, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Chic Brodie, Cameron Buchanan, Roderick Campbell, Jackson Carlaw, Malcolm Chisholm, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, John Finnie, Rob Gibson, Adam Ingram, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Margaret McCulloch, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, Gil Paterson, Willie Rennie, Dennis Robertson, Richard Simpson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Sandra White