He gave his life for the freedom of others. For over three decades, no one was safe under the dictator of Sudan – Omar al Bashir, a man responsible for genocide against his own people.  And his policies pulled together people of all faiths and ethnicities....

Click for video Shemma felt unsafe. He had become a lawyer to help people.  But everyday he saw his fellow believers being discriminated against, attacked, and marginalized and he did not know how to help them.  The police were against them, the government...

He risked everything to defend people who did not share his faith. When we first met the judge, he was overseeing a court that handled terrorism cases.  He had fled his city when ISIS invaded because he was not safe. The judge joined Hardwired for our training...

Hanaa has no rights in her own country.  According to the constitution in Iraq, she does not exist. As a young girl living under Saddam Hussein, followers of the Baha’i faith were forced into hiding.  Laws were passed outlawing the group.  Many fled the...

Click for video We call her “Bazi”. ISIS militants captured her from her village in Sinjar, northern Iraq, and forced her to be their sex slave. Her story is unique because she was the first Yezidi to implicate an American in her enslavement. When we met her, she...

Click for video Miriam could not marry whomever she wanted.  She was shackled to the ground in a hot, prison cell.  Pregnant, and alone with her 17-month old son – an American citizen.  All because she refused to recant her faith in Christianity. The...