04/22/2024
Somalia
(International Christian Concern)
Hoodo Cabdilaahi is a young, Somali Christian woman who was imprisoned for converting to Christianity. In August 2022, Hoodo was detained after authorities discovered her conversion to Christianity. Hoodo went before a regional judge a few months later, where she was asked to renounce her faith. Hoodo stood strong in her beliefs, telling the court that she had left Islam 7 years ago. Hoodo asked the judge to release her from custody so she could “go home to be with her mother.”
The judge ruled that Hoodo had “deliberately and mockingly left the religion of Islam, which is the religion in which she was born” and that the judge has a “great responsibility to protect the religion of Islam.” Hoodo was found guilty by the court and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
The young girl was taken by the police to an all-women’s maximum-security prison located in Gabiley, where she remains today. Since Christians are generally treated worse than other prisoners by both inmates and the prison guards, her safety and well-being is increasingly at risk. While in prison, Hoodo has been physically beaten and is suffering from depression and isolation.
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