Over the past few centuries thousands of people have fled their home countries to find safety in the Anglia region.
1 December 2015 Iqbal Manji came to Peterborough in 1972 when he was 14-years-old. He was one of 60,000 Asians expelled from Uganda by General Idi Amin. 27,000 of them came to Britain, including Iqbal who flew into Stansted.
“I remember coming out of the airplane and I remember the first thing that hit me was the cold and the fog, because I could hardly seen anyone. They ushered us in as families into the place, a hot cup of tea, a biscuit and I still remember crisps. This was the first time I tasted that.”
– IQBAL MANJI – UGANDAN ASIAN REFUGEE
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- Header image: Councillor Charles Swift with Iqbal Manji. Photo: ITV News Anglia
Ismailimail 
Hi ,
I’m looking for a couple who fled Uganda and settled in Peterborough. Their names are Chotu Karmali Rashid and Malek, we used to know the as Malek auntie and Chotu uncle. We all lived in Fort Portal. They had 6 sons and one daughter called Pareen who married and moved to London. One of the sons name is Altaf who ran a second hand antique shop somewhere near Lincoln road Peterborough.
Please if any one knows of their where abouts I would be extremely grateful?
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