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| First Minister Alex Salmond is to meet the Muslim community as part of his campaign to celebrate diversity in the wake of the Glasgow terror attack. | First Minister Alex Salmond is to meet the Muslim community as part of his campaign to celebrate diversity in the wake of the Glasgow terror attack. |
| The meeting, at Bute House on Tuesday, is part of the Scottish Executive's One Scotland campaign. | The meeting, at Bute House on Tuesday, is part of the Scottish Executive's One Scotland campaign. |
| Mr Salmond has said no-one should hold the Muslim community responsible for the actions of individuals. | Mr Salmond has said no-one should hold the Muslim community responsible for the actions of individuals. |
| He also plans to hold a reception for members of the public and the emergency services who were at the airport. | |
| That event will be held next month. | That event will be held next month. |
| Speaking to BBC Scotland, Mr Salmond said: "It is true in modern life that bad things happen. The mark of a country is not whether they happen to you it is how you deal with them, how you respond. | Speaking to BBC Scotland, Mr Salmond said: "It is true in modern life that bad things happen. The mark of a country is not whether they happen to you it is how you deal with them, how you respond. |
| I think we need to celebrate the role and importance of our Scottish Muslim community Alex SalmondFirst Minister | I think we need to celebrate the role and importance of our Scottish Muslim community Alex SalmondFirst Minister |
| "Obviously part of that response is the excellence of the emergency services. They were tried and tested and not found wanting. | "Obviously part of that response is the excellence of the emergency services. They were tried and tested and not found wanting. |
| "But also the participation of members of public was above and beyond the call of duty." | "But also the participation of members of public was above and beyond the call of duty." |
| Speaking about the Muslim community, he added: "I think we need to celebrate the role and importance of our Scottish Muslim community. | Speaking about the Muslim community, he added: "I think we need to celebrate the role and importance of our Scottish Muslim community. |
| "I am very proud of their achievements in a whole range of areas of society. And they like other faith communities and other groups in Scotland contribute to that rich tartan, that diversity, that is modern Scotland." | "I am very proud of their achievements in a whole range of areas of society. And they like other faith communities and other groups in Scotland contribute to that rich tartan, that diversity, that is modern Scotland." |
| 'Not threatened' | 'Not threatened' |
| He said a poll coming out in the next few days showed that the overwhelming majority of people in Scotland had reacted to the terror attack at Glasgow Airport with "calmness and authority". | |
| "They don't feel more threatened and I think part of that security people have is the excellence of the response of the fabric of society to that challenge," he said. | "They don't feel more threatened and I think part of that security people have is the excellence of the response of the fabric of society to that challenge," he said. |
| Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon recently spoke at a Scotland United Against Terrorism rally organised by Muslim leaders while Community Safety minister Fergus Ewing has attended anti-sectarian events. | Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon recently spoke at a Scotland United Against Terrorism rally organised by Muslim leaders while Community Safety minister Fergus Ewing has attended anti-sectarian events. |
| Previous ministerial receptions have been held to celebrate anti-sectarian initiatives and the courage of disabled people. | Previous ministerial receptions have been held to celebrate anti-sectarian initiatives and the courage of disabled people. |