“You fast too?” Sami asked. I looked at her incredulously, “Fasting has been around much longer than Islam has…” I answered facetiously. This opened a big box of questions my friend had regarding …
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“Black Friday” Prayer for Rohingya
August 25th marks the 5th year anniversary of “Black Friday" for the Rohingya. On that day the Myanmar Military started its campaign against the Rohingya in their homeland that lead to 700,000 …
Coping with Covid: Bangladesh
Ismael, a man in his upper sixties, is lying on the mat on the floor. Sweat is dripping from his face and his body is racked with coughs. His concerned family is gathering around him with worry lining …
Let us not forget
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the brutal attacks on the Rohingya by the Myanmar military. Let us pray together for the God of justice to shine His face on the Rohingya and for political …
A forced proposal
Anna, my 17-year-old language helper, and I sit bent over a picture book. We are in her family´s hut in the biggest refugee camp in the world. We are in the back of the hut, where only family members …
Who has the power?
‘And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross’ Colossians 2:15 Her cousin’s husband fled the house during the night, …