The refugee crisis has received wide public sympathy, with hundreds of Scots volunteering to help those in need as civil war tears their country apart.

But there has been anger at the perceived inaction of western European governments, including the UK, as thousands of refugees risk their lives to travel across the Mediterranean in search of safety.

In response the government has pledged to resettle 20,000 refugees by 2020, and a number of Syrians have already made their way to Britain.

A new exhibition is contrasting the current refugee crises to those faced 100 years ago in the First World War, when millions of civilians were displaced by fighting in Europe.

Refugees from Eritrea, Sudan and Iran as well as the Syrian crisis joined local Scots for the project which draws parallels between Belgian refugees in WWI and those fleeing conflict and oppression in countries across the world today.

Belgian refugees were resettled in Britain, with estimates saying around 250,000 fled to Britain.

Scotland took in 19,000, with all the fundraising done without government assistance.

A special committee of Glasgow's magistrates was set up to support those needing help. Within days refugees were settled in the homes of local families and in hotels, hostels and grand houses.

Khosrow Zhanageh was one of those involved in the Lest We Forget exhibition, organised with the Scottish Refugee Council.

He is a refugee, who was granted asylum after the situation in his native Iran became to volatile as sanctions were placed on the country. At the time he was studying in Scotland, but was unable to return after finishing.

"It has been a very different experience from being a student here and going through the asylum process to finally getting refugee status in Glasgow.

"I've come to really love Glasgow as a city. It's been a lucky city for me and my life has started to roll again.

"Just coming along and getting to know a few refugees and getting to know their stories. To see who these people are and who they've been in their own countries and why they had to leave, and just humanising them rather than seeing them as numbers that's all you need to do to get to know someone, and that is enough to care about them."

Mirella Arcidiacono helped to organise the project. She says the parallels between now and 100 years ago are striking, particularly in the positive response of Scots.

"We can see today how the Scottish people are reacting to the refugees coming today. People are willing to help, welcoming into their houses or with donations, and that was the same 100 years ago.

"Being a refugee is not a new story, it happened and could happen to anyone. IT happened to European people and could happen to anyone else so despite the difference 100 years ago in logistics, were still looking at the same stories. People will flee war, people will flee persecution no matter where you are born, no matter who you are."