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With Newroz, Arras and Marewan have performed dance music extensively across Scotland in the last four years, building a highly enthusiastic following, and bringing together Scottish and refugee communities at events such as the North Glasgow International Festival in Sighthill and during the annual Refugee Week in Scotland. They have also played at the Glasgow Mela, Celtic Connections, Traquair Fair, countless community concerts, and have recorded a session for BBC Radio Scotland. In addition to performing as Newroz, they have been supporting local Kurdish children, teaching and performing traditional songs, holding workshops on Kurdish culture with Glasgow Youth Theatres and taken part in a symposium at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. Despite the uncertainty of their situation, Arras and Marewan have spent the last four years putting down roots in Scotland. They have made many friends. They feel at home in Glasgow, part of the community, and they want to settle, to live and to continue their work here. Life as a Kurdish musician is still not a realistic option in todays Iraq. Please look again at Arras and Marewans cases and consider granting them leave to remain in the UK. They have received such a warm welcome from people in Scotland, and have contributed so much already. It would be a great loss if they were forced to leave. 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