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Katharine Hay & Fionnuala Boyle

Scots teen recites Scots prayer for Burns Night to collect cash for food crisis in Afghanistan

An Afghan Scottish schoolboy from Glasgow has recited a Scots prayer in honour of Burns Night to collect money for the ongoing food crisis in Afghanistan.

Arya Bostani, 14, whose father Abdul came to Scotland from Afghanistan 20 years ago, has recorded a version of "The Selkirk Grace ".

The Scots-language prayer is traditionally delivered at a Burns supper and has been attributed to the esteemed Scottish poet Robert Burns after he is said to have recited it at a dinner held by the Earl of Selkirk in 1794.

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