What Happened When a Catholic Brit Visited Cairo

In this candid interview, Dean opens up about his journey from questioning his Catholic upbringing to embracing Islam, the challenges of navigating faith as a new convert, and why learning Islam is a lifelong marathon, not a sprint. Raised in South London and baptised into the Roman Catholic Church, Dean grew up with little knowledge of Islam beyond negative headlines and far-right narratives. After attending an EDL demonstration and seeing the hostility firsthand, he realised the hostile depiction of Muslims simply didn’t align with reality. Years later, deep conversations on late-night work shifts with a Muslim colleague began to unravel his misconceptions and clarify the core message of monotheism. A transformative trip to Cairo and the sight of thousands standing shoulder to shoulder in unified prayer sealed his decision to accept Islam. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction & Early Catholic Upbringing 04:45 – Questioning Far-Right Narratives & Attending Demos 06:03 – Late-Night Shift Conversations About Islam 08:58 – The Trip to Cairo & Experiencing Unified Prayer 11:05 – Taking the Shahada & Navigating Life as a New Muslim Support Our Dawah Us 💓 http://donate.iera.org Want to learn how to give Dawah? #ShareIslam Visit https://training.iera.org You’re a #NewMuslim and want to learn the basics of Islam? Visit https://newmuslim.iera.org Non-Muslim and interested in #Islam? Send us a message on WhatsApp +44 7936 51136 or visit https://onereason.org