The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

He was adamant that a true Muslim didn’t kill other people in order to force their religion on them or hurt other people in a business or personal dispute.

The years between 1965 and 1978 were the times of the greatest democratic and modern reforms in the history of Afghanistan.

The government wanted to turn Afghan society into a socialist state overnight, wiping away centuries of religious thinking and tradition. They had already changed the textbooks in all the schools, taking out any reference to Muslim faith. They even changed the national pledge that each child recited every morning to include loyalty to the socialist state of Afghanistan. They arrested the popular teachers, administrators, and professors who refused to change. These purges and demands only fueled the discontent of the people, which spilled over into protest.

Hate is not from God. People who use religion to hate can’t love God. It is impossible.