Nadeen (*), a born-and-raised Yemeni woman in her late 20s, became a Christian before the civil war broke out in 2015. She had to keep her new faith hidden as her family would probably disown her if they knew. Yemen ranks 9th on the Open Doors 2017 World Watch List of the 50 countries in which it is most difficult to live as a Christian.
It meant for Nadeen that she had to live her faith in isolation, as she could not meet with other Christians.
Not only can Christians not openly gather in Yemen, for her as a single woman it was especially hard to get away from the house.
“My family strictly controlled everything I did,” she says.