iOS - Android Ms Qaisar-Javed became the only sitting MP of colour, representing a Scottish constituency, when she won the Airdrie & Shotts by-election last month.
She told Lanarkshire Live : "When Bashir Ahmad was elected to the Scottish Parliament, it sent out a powerful and important message that regardless of your background you can make a genuine difference in society.
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