"There were 15 of us sitting in Nando's tucking into our food and shrieking with laughter - all wearing hijabs (headscarfs). You could see people staring. I wondered what they thought of us. But there is nowhere in the Koran that says you can't have fun," she points out.
And fun is a key agenda where her troop is concerned. "Asian kids don't always get the chance to take part in outdoor activities such as climbing or canoeing, or to just feel that the countryside can belong to them," says Ashan. "I think it's very important they can be part of that scene."
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