Verfolgung

Christian teenager, Romina*, was groomed, kidnapped and held against her will by an Islamic leader intent on converting her to Islam. Now Romina and her family face the shame and stigma their society attaches to her kidnapping.

When Romina was young she went to church with her family. But when she reached high school her family decided she should stop going. “When there was a church service, there would always be groups of Muslim boys in the neighbourhood waiting for us girls,” Romina said. “They made dirty remarks and were trying to hook up. My family didn’t like that and decided I should no longer be exposed to these boys.”



What her family didn’t realise was that living in a Muslim-dominated society had already impacted their family. “My older brother always had friends around,” Romina said. “He and his friends might have been Christian by name but they treated me with a Muslim mentality. Because I was a girl my brother felt entitled to humiliate me in front of his friends.”

Romina felt that her mother always took her brother’s side, leaving her hurt and vulnerable. One person she could always go to was Ahmed*, her Muslim friend. Sweet and understanding, he was always willing to listen to her problems.

One night, her brother lashed out and hit her. Crying, Romina called Ahmed to hear a friendly voice. “Wait there,” he said. “I’m picking you up. You shouldn’t go back inside that house.”

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