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Andja is captured by Muslim soldiers in Prilep, Macedonia. She is brought before the Kadiya (Turkish Judge), to be put in his harem. In order for him to marry her, she must convert to Islam, Andja, a Christian, refuses to give up her faith. Angele is Andja's twin, he was captured years before to become a Janissary (Turkish elite soldier) in Suleiman's army. Angele converts to Islam to stay alive. This is a tale that is so relevant today, where the flames of extremism continue to burn, and yet th
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