It is a little strange as I have a very British thing about not wanting to come across as boasting. I come from the country that created the “tall poppy” syndrome. Yet, I do feel that I have been really truly blessed somehow, to have met the right people at the right time and to change the perceived trajectory of my life if based on my early years. I was born in Gloucester and grew up in a very small English seaside town. My parents were devout Sufis, following a teacher called Ian Dallas, who became Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi in Morocco, a charismatic leader of a Sufi order. My name was Habiba. That did not go down well in the 70’s in Dorset.