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Annex 1: Questions For Focus Groups And Interviews
Introductory questions
a. What is it like living as [a Muslim, Hindu etc.] in Glasgow?
i. Can you illustrate with specific examples?
b. How well would you say your Faith Community is accepted in the City?
c. How far do you think your Faith Community is involved in the life of the city?
i. What prevents you (pl) being involved?
ii. What helps you (pl) to be involved?
Your Faith Community and Glasgow
d. How much does your Faith Community (in general) know about what Glasgow City Council provides?
i. Where/how do you (pl) get your information?
e. How far do you think Glasgow City Council is meeting the needs of your Faith Community?
i. If not, what needs do you want them to address? Who do you talk to about this?
ii. If yes, how do the Council know they are? What mechanisms are there for you to communicate with them?
f. How much do you think the people of Glasgow know about your faith group?
i. How do they know?
ii. How does your faith group help them to know?
iii. What part does Glasgow City Council play in them knowing?
g. How would you describe the attitude of the general public in Glasgow City to your Faith Community?
Your Faith Community and Inter Faith Issues
h. How would you describe your faith communities' attitude to inter faith events/ celebrations/ activities?
i. When your Faith Community organises an event or celebration do you think spontaneously about inviting people from other faiths or the City Council?
i. If not, why not? By what process do invitations get issued?
j. How would you describe the attitude of members of other faiths to your Faith Community?
i. Does it vary by faith group? In what way?
ii. Which group do you consider to be the most understanding/empathetic to your Faith Community?
k. How much does your Faith Community know about other faith groups in the city?
Your Faith Community and Glasgow City Council
l. What are the main things that concern your Faith Community at the moment?
i. How far do you think that the City Council is able to help your Faith Community work through these issues?
m. Can you think of any times when, or reasons why, your Faith Community might be reluctant to talk with or work with the City Council?
n. What sort of things would you like the City Council to do or organise for your Faith Community?
i. In what ways could your Faith Community help the City Council to do them?
o. How important is it for your community to be in contact with Glasgow City Council?
i. What do you want to get out of the relationship?
ii. What do you think your community brings to the relationship?
Closing questions
p. Is there anything that you would have liked us ask about?
q. Is there anything else you would like to say to us?
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