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Ugandan Asians in Leicester

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Ugandan Asians in Leicester

Ayub Ismail Majothi fled Uganda with his family and found work in a Leicester engineering factory. He talks, with his wife Fatima, to Reg Harcourt about why they ended up in the city. Against a background of Leicester City Council taking out adverts in the Uganda Argus advising people not to come to the city this is a brave move in the face of adversity. British Asian Welfare Society spokesman Harban Singh Ratoo and council leader Edward Marston also contribute their views.

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