The Lutheran Community Foundation

I am one of few who survived

by Angelos Agok
My name is Angelos Agok. I am from southern Sudan. In 1986, I sought a government scholarship for university studies. The scholarship came with a condition -- two years of compulsory military service. The military training was based on Islamic teachings of jihad -- holy war. When we requested a program for non-Muslim students, some of us were arrested and beaten.
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