However, they gave him nothing in return (Samira crying). For more than two
hours, they would not let my son leave. I had been calling him again and again. He
abruptly revealed to me that the police had stopped him at the checkpoint. I called
the police and informed them of my whereabouts and that I would be sending the
maji (local leader) to them.
My son was then released.
“Despite the fact that they knew he was
I had a stroke when my son
not involved, they beat and tortured him
told me what had happened
in an effort to get him to confess”
to him there after he
returned home. The stroke
could have killed me that day. Allah kept me alive. If I were to pass
away that day, no one would be left to take care of my children. Their
father is already gone. This persecution is the worst there is.