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Abuse campaigner celebrates Leeds graduation

A victim who fled honour based abuse is celebrating today as she graduates from Leeds Trinity University with a first in Psychology today.

Saliha Rashid, who is 21, now campaigns for victim’s rights and wants to raise awareness about the honour-based abuse that many people around Britain suffer from.

Miss Rashid said: “I was told that because I am blind and an Asian I would always be a failure.”

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She’ll graduate from Leeds Trinity University with a first class degree in Psychology.

Alison Thorn, one of her former lecturers, says she’s very proud of all Saliah has achieved.

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