Before her kidnapping, she was indifferent to God and a non-believer, Silvia Romano, 23, from Milan, who now calls herself “Aisha,” told Islamic LaLuce.news (July 6).
Before becoming a Muslim, she would sometimes say that if there was a God, evil wouldn’t exist, but “most of the time, I was indifferent.” She followed her desires, dreams, and pleasures. Her only criterion for right and wrong was what made her feel good, “I can see now it was just an illusion.”
In May, Romano returned from Somalia to Italy after having spent 18 months in the hands of Al-Shabaab militant group. During her captivity, Romano became a Muslim.
After her liberation, Perugia Cardinal Bassetti, the President of the Italian Bishops, said that Romano survived her ordeal because she was driven by “strong religious motivations.”
She grew up with prejudices against Islam believing that veiled women were “oppressed.”
During her time in prison, Romano thought that God was perhaps punishing her for her sins, “because I …More