Assalamu Alaykum
This dialogue may be off a little. The English accent is hard for me to understand, lol
By the way, that's cool how European cars have the steering wheel on the right side.
Dialogue of video: From start of video to the end of the video
(Narrator) - This is my mate, Dave. He grew up in a Catholic family here in the ghettos of South London. Where the only thing he had to survive were his fists
David Gustave - I learned to fight here, when I was about 7 when I was right here in Primary School. You kinda get egotisical ??? cause you are big and can fight and spend ???
(Narrator) - When I met him at Oxford University, he was different from most people. Dave had a dark, ghetto side. He used to lock himself in his room for days, sometimes weeks, at a time.
Dave Gustave - (Voice in the background) Common now, I've gotta do some things so please be quiet. Thank you.
(Narrator) - What was he doing behind that door? Was he reading one of his beloved philosophy books? Or was he getting in the dayzone listening to his records? On one occasion, Dave disappeared for more than three weeks. When he eventually re emerged, he had converted to Islam; and his name was Dawood.
(Lady) - He came home once in the afternoon and he said...what was it...I said "David, you grew a beard, isn't it?" And he said "Yes, I'm a Muslim". And I said "Oh. If you're happy about that". He said "Yes". I said "Fine".
(Guy) - ??? tell me "David converted to Islam today. He's a Muslim". I said "Alright".
(Lady) - No, that wasn't exactly what you said. He said "As long as he's not a radical, it doesn't matter".
(Narrator) - By piecing together the puzzle of Dave's past, I was starting to get a better picture of why my mate became a Muslim.
(change of scene)
So Dave, where are we going now?
David Gustave - ??? Mosque. It's where me and my daddy used to go about 25 years ago, but he used to take me there when it was a pub. And I used to play Pool there because my dad knew that ??? My dad used to get into the Mosh Pit [is that correct? I, NewMuslim, am asking this]. He's been in that building lots of times. Good thing I actually remember good.
(change of scene)
There's a sense of...belonging and a sense of...unity. I don't know that's how I feel everytime I go through a prayer. I feel quite emotional. A little...blessed. If that's the right word to say. For me, being the defiant individual you've known me to be being 6 feet 4 and 16 stone [101 kilos, or 202 lbs] and all these egosticial, physical things that I could use. It's quite a big step for me to be able to bend over and pray, you know. And to just submit myself to something I've never been in my whole life.
(Narrator speaking to the Lady and Guy from earlier) - Have you noticed a change in him since his conversion to Islam?
(Guy) - Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a lot calmer.
(Narrator) - He's a lot calmer. He used to be hyperactive.
(change of scene)
Dave may have found a new religion, but he remains fiercely proud of his roots. He now works as a mentor with the young kids of South London; helping them find their own way out of the ghetto...whatever it may be.
