The regime threatened the existence of every individual and freedom still is a forbidden word in the hopeless country of Iran. The inhabitants speak the language of Farsi, are Muslim and Iranian/Persian nationality (not arab).
At the age of 27, Alikki lost hope in everything in Persia. As a devout muslim, he had tried his best conduct in order to serve and seek God whom he always fervently believed in. In every way he was experiencing difficulties and hopelessness with the country. His religion gave him only emptiness and no hope or joy. In an attempt to leave his country, he fled to Turkey. In Turkey, he was an illegal immigrant and learnt Turkish within six motnhs of staying there.
The turkish air above the buildings was thick with promise and opaque. The land was parched and Alekkis and his friend passed a church building where for some reason he felt drawn to the open door. As they neared to investigate what was going on inside, he discovered his own people worshipping God freely and in his own language in another country. Over time he was drawn back to this place to discover more of what it was about and he secretly began to read the Bible. His life was at risk in the household where he shared with a number of other young muslim men, some of which were fanatics and would not approve of his new discoveries. Eventually Alekkis and his friends had to leave Turkey which they attempted to do by crossing the sea, rowing an inflatable boat! En route across the lethal shark-infested waters...
Instalment 2 to follow.
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