HARGEISA, Somaliland — Desperate to avoid arrest in Somaliland for leaving Islam, one Christian fled to Ethiopia while another in Somalia escaped kidnappers after losing fingers for his faith. Sharif (last name withheld for security reasons) said he had to leave his wife and four children behind in order to sneak out of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somali, after…
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