The Relentless Rebel duology

By Dawn Bates

The British pride themselves on being tolerant, but often refuse to accept the rich cultural diversity within its green and pleasant lands.

Against a backdrop of racism, breaking generational patterns of limiting beliefs and scarcity, laced with a fear of outsiders, how does a 15-year-old girl from a small farming village in the heart of England know she wants to become a Muslim – and then convert (or revert, as it’s known) to one of the most hated religions in the West?

What is it like to be pulled over by the police on a regular basis because they think your husband is your drug dealer or your pimp just because he is an Arab and drives a Mercedes?

Or to be the first member of the family to move away, build a business and challenge everything you’ve ever been raised to believe about the world we live in?

Just how deep does racial hatred and Islamophobia run within British society? Especially when events such as 9/11 and the 7/7 London bombings take place?

Being the token ethnic in the world of business, appearing on Channel 4 in a reality TV show, as well as building a public profile on local, national and international radio, whilst speaking on political, educational and business stages, Dawn has challenged social stereotypes on many levels.

Discover how she handled all of the above, and what was it like living as a white, English Muslim who understands the religion of Islam deeper than many of the Arabs she lives amongst in Egypt.

Join her and her sons as she escapes the corrupt education system in Cairo, whilst taking time to sail along the Nile and visit the pyramids on a weekly basis, as well as the most turbulent of times in modern Egyptian history.

You’ll understand why Dawn became known as ‘the voice of the Egyptian people’ when her second book, Walaahi, hit the shelves, if your life really is under threat when you choose to walk away from Islam. Is it just a story made up to keep Muslims living in fear – a way to keep non-Muslims comfortable with their Islamophobia? Or a media narrative to keep non-Muslims in ignorance of the most feared religion in the world?

Here in this compelling duology, Dawn Bates shares a unique insight into what it means to be ‘the first’ in her family in many areas of life, an accidental author, a ‘Posh Paki’, not to mention a ‘traitor’ to those who knew her, her ethnicity, nation and faith.

What lessons and insights are you going to take away from this ground breaking duology?

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