I was a rebellious young man who grew up in a house full of shouting and beatings. My father was violent, beating my mother brutally and insulting her in front of me. The anger kept building up in my heart until I finally exploded one day. In a moment of lost control,...

Her husband, a believer in Christ, bought her a huge house, like a palace. It was in the middle of a beautiful garden. This is how one Muslim woman’s dream began. As the dream continued, she went up to the rooftop of the house and looked far away. She saw a church...

Years before the 2015 refugee crisis began, Hesam and Sanaz were a typical couple in Iran. Their comfortable life, successful business and culturally Muslim life, however, was dramatically changed when cancer shattered Hesam’s dream. Doctors, treatments, nor the Iman...

My name is Wala*, and I am from Syria. I used to work as a teacher in Aleppo and lived in the village with my elderly mother. Our life was stable until the fighting erupted in June 2011. Rebels took over our village, leaving us with no electricity or communications....

Life in Syria, my home country, was quite difficult. I quit school after 8th grade and worked for six years repairing heavy machinery. I didn’t enjoy the work and struggled to become proficient at it. Eventually, I quit and began my obligatory military service. I...