Coming to Scotland is ‘paradise’ for female medical student from Afghanistan

Zahra Hussaini and Omulbanin Sultani. Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

By Katrine Bussey, PA Media

A female medical student from Afghanistan has said arriving in Scotland – where she has come to complete her degree – was “like coming to paradise”.

Omulbanin Sultani, 21, is preparing to resume her studies at St Andrews University, after the Scottish and UK governments, together with the Linda Norgrove Foundation charity, worked together to bring a group of medical students to Scotland so they could resume their education.