MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali woman was sent back to her family after she put faith in Jesus Christ, only to be beaten and driven away by her father for telling her sister about Jesus.
On March 17, Fatuma Hussein — mother of three children younger than 8 — heard about Jesus Christ from a Christian team visiting Tabta village, and she put her faith in Him, reports Morning Star News.
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This was during the Muslim observance of Ramadan.
Hussein said she told her Muslim husband March 19. Angry that she left Islam, her husband called her father, who directed that she be sent to him to “deal with the issue.”
Chased away with a sword
Hussein was returned, without her children, to her father. There, Hussein told her sister about Jesus Christ. Because of this, her father beat Hussein on March 22, threatened to kill her and chased her away with a sword, Hussein told Morning Star. “He even told my husband to … kill me whenever I am seen around.”
The leader of the Christian team said Hussein has been placed with an underground Christian family.
World Watch
Somalia is No. 2 on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the 50 places most difficult to be a Christian. Citing the U.S. State Department, Morning Star says Islam is the state religion of Somalia. All other religions are prohibited.
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