The new coronavirus has created turbulent times, in Iran as throughout the world. But Christian converts from Islam like Mary Mohammadi find hope in their newfound faith.
's theocratic rulers have temporarily released some 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, in an effort to prevent the spread of the Middle East's worst coronavirus outbreak. But they have refused to free many Iranian Christians jailed for practicing their faith.
One woman — Mary Mohammadi — has come to represent the imprisoned persecuted Christians of that Shiite Islamic country, who face vicious treatment and the threat of deadly disease inside Iran's notoriously filthy and brutal prisons. Their crime? Belief in Jesus Christ. Most ordinary Iranians live quiet lives, keeping a low profile, wary of drawing unwelcome attention to themselves. And this is especially true of Iran's Christian converts from Islam. For them, keeping out of sight can be a matter of life and death.Fatemeh Mohammadi, who now chooses to be called Mary, has been arrested more than once for nothing more than living out her faith and speaking up for Iran's beleaguered Christian community. Her courage and grace are noteworthy.
Until recently, Mary was held in Iran's infamous Qarchak women's detention center, a germ-infested facility south of Tehran, where she was ferociously beaten and abused. Before being moved there, she was also mistreated in Iran's notorious Evin Prison.prior to her final sentencing, which was scheduled to take place on Monday, Mar. 2. It was postponed because the presiding judge was diagnosed with COVID-19. And at the time of this writing, Mary Mohammadi's situation is grave.
This is not the first time that Mary has faced persecution for her faith. In late 2017, when she was 18, Mary was sentenced to six months in prison for her Christian activities, which the regime
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