Autor/-in: Mohammed Al Samawi

Mohammed Al Samawi, a Zaydi Shiaa Muslim, was born on 30 November 1986 in the old Yemeni city of Sanaa. Brought up to believe that the Jews were responsible for all his people's troubles, his life changed when he read the Old Testament, friended Jews in Israel, and joined social-action groups aimed at promoting dialogue between Muslims and Jews. Soon, he started receiving death threats from his compatriots, and when he fled to the southern city of Aden he found himself caught up in a brutal civil war. Trapped and desperate, he could find no one would help him, until strangers from overseas pitched in and eventually saved his life. He escaped to the United States, where he now lectures widely to promote inter-faith relations.