Overview

Friday Bridge is a glimpse behind the veil into Islam untainted by cultural influence from the lived experience of a woman who navigated life between East and West, White and Brown, hedonism and piety. Navigating the cultural landscape of Islam in Britain, the racial divides, Islamophobia, as well as the prejudices within the various Islamic communities themselves and their varying belief systems, Bates takes us on an insightful journey of a faith unfolding and what it means to be a successful, educated businesswoman, who chooses the most hated religion in the world. Running throughout the story is the hedonistic rave and drug culture of Britain in the 90s. From illegal raves to club nights, euphoric highs and immense lows as friends die, and fall by the wayside - especially when the terror attacks of 9/11 and the 7/7 bombings take place. Bates shares with us the goings on inside the mosques of Sheffield, answers the questions so many want to ask but are afraid of doing so in the ever increasing 'cancel culture' and hyper sensitivity of today's Western Cultures. Her powerful sharing of her husband's brain injury and trauma, and the impact that has on her as she is left to deal with renovating a home, running a business and navigating the prejudices and cultural conflicts between her small farming village family and her husband's Arabian city family, gifts us moving moments of love, and the powerful feminine resilience running through every fiber of her body. With her keen awareness and professional experience of working within the areas of cultural difference and cohesion, living life as a ""terrorist"" and ""posh Paki"", as well as facing a different kind of terrorism from those who support Britain First and the English Defence League, as well as the UKIP followers, Dawn shares the often heart-breaking reality of choosing a faith everyone loves to hate. From random police stops and checks, fighting for social justice, religious freedom, peaceful integration and doing her best to understand what it means to be British; this book brings together the hidden meaning of 'British values' over the last thirty years of modern Britain. It is the reality of a white English girl who fell in love with a 'bloody foreigner'. This is a book which is guaranteed to make readers stop and analyse everything they think they know about multicultural Britain, and reflect on their own interactions with neighbours, colleagues and strangers. With brilliantly funny anecdotes, tear jerking moments and a heart worn on her sleeve, Dawn Bates is the voice of humanity, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion that the world needs to hear more from.

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This is an engaging autobiography, written by a young woman with courage and conviction, and a rare honesty as her story is told. It will inspire you and warm your heart. Suzanna Mitchell-Egan, Author of The Line

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Dawn Bates is a true international bestselling author of more books than she can keep count of on five continents. She specialises in developing global leaders into real authorities who wish to give a voice to the voiceless whilst working with them to create brand expansion strategies through activism and authorship.Profound truths, social justice and human rights underpin everything she does, and at the core of her soul is a passion for being of service to humanity, giving hope, courage and confidence for others to stand in their truth and live a life of conviction.She writes for various magazines, sails around the world on yachts as a digital nomad and is currently working towards her PhD in the area of Anthropology and Social Justice with the University of Oxford, whilst also hosting important conversations via The Sacral Series and The Truth Serum podcasts, which she uses as learning resources in the various courses available in her Author AcademyHer books are powerful and comprise of solo compilations and multiple collaborations of the highest calibre. Dawn brings together the multi-faceted aspects of the world we live in and takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, whilst delivering mic dropping inspiration, motivation and awakening. Her work captures life around the world in all its rawness.Dawn's expertise and insights will make you rethink your life, whilst harnessing the deepest freedom of all: your own truth. She's an authority on leading others to create exceptional results by igniting the passions and fires deep within to speak and live powerfully.To discover more about Dawn, please visit www.dawnbates.com To connect with Dawn, please use https: //linkedin.com/in/dawnbates

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