It was called by a few of us younger folk in the Muslim community and quickly backed by the city's mosques and Islamic organisations. We had hoped for a good response from the rest of Scotland in terms of standing with us.

In fact, we were really touched by how the country responded to us doing this. I was on Newsnight Scotland on Monday when I first announced it. Straight away my phone was going and the emails were coming in from people saying they were really glad we were doing it and that they were coming.

The platform was broad, ranging from Strathclyde Police to the Stop the War Coalition. Civic Scotland was well represented, and then calls started coming in from around the globe. This was quite possibly the first time Muslims had organised anything like this anywhere in the world.

The sun came out this afternoon for the 2000 or so people that came along for something I was really proud to be a part of.

Speeches:

Humza Yousaf intro
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track1.mp3

Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, Strathclyde Police
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track3.mp3

Dr Hany Al-Banna, Islamic Relief
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track4.mp3

Rev Dr Graham Blount, Church of Scotland
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track5.mp3

Matt Smith, STUC and UNISON
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track6.mp3

Keir McKechnie, Stop the War Coalition
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track8.mp3

Osama Saeed, Muslim Council of Scotland
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track9.mp3

Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track10.mp3

Azad Ali, Muslim Council of Britain
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track11.mp3

Imam Mustaqeem Shah, Al-Furqan Mosque, Glasgow
 http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track12.mp3

Photos:
 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8435&l=98da2&id=552621862