In the 1990s, when women could not work, could not study, could barely exist outside their homes, these mothers wanted different lives for their daughters,…
The Taliban did not fight each other over prisoners. They did not dispute executions. This made no sense. Unless it was not about me at…

In the summer of 1969, a four-year-old girl named Rose Avery was allowed to join a family friend on what was described as a short…
Instead, she described a sense of realignment, as though her life had finally taken the shape it was always meant to have. The search for…
It was no longer just a Bible. It was proof of active engagement with Christianity. It was proof that I was not just curious but…
Search her room, the commander ordered. Find everything. Books, papers, electronics, everything. Three fighters went into my room. I heard them destroying it, ripping apart…
Every suspicious moment passed without incident. Every dangerous night ended safely. It was miracle after miracle. The network of believers who helped me cross Afghanistan…

It happened on an ordinary summer afternoon in 1990 in the small Midwestern town of Riverside, Indiana, a place where doors stayed unlocked and neighbors…
I had prayed five times a day. I had fasted during Ramadan. I had read the Quran. I believed in Allah. But this this did…
It was the first week of September 2023 when my world fell apart. But before I tell you about that day, I want you to…




