“When I approached I was very anxious, I don’t know why I just was, but I need not have worried. When I went inside I was made to feel very welcome; the hospitality was surreal. I listened to the talks, etc. and then afterwards spoke to the sisters and anything I did not understand was explained to me. By the time I left the circle I was made to feel as if I was a friend to them all. I did go to another meeting afterwards and I felt totally different to the first time – I did not feel anxious at all, instead I felt that I was meeting friends for a second time and I was right. The hospitality was exactly the same and the sisters treated me exactly the same as the first time. I had a few concerns about the relationship side of Islam – meaning the husband and the wife and this talk cleared them all. I realised that the status of women in Islam was completely different to what I had thought. I really enjoyed myself.”