A Scottish National Party (SNP) councillor who became the first refugee to be elected to Glasgow City Council has made it onto the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women.
But Roza Salih, who represents the Greater Pollock ward, says she is still asked “where are you actually from?” - more than two decades after she and her family left their native Kurdistan in search of a better life.
The University of Strathclyde alumna, aged 33, has fought long and hard to ensure refugees don’t face the barriers she did when she moved to Glasgow as a frightened 12-year-old girl.
