As a 17-year-old convert to Christianity living in Pakistan, Ali (not his real name) was stabbed in the chest and left for dead by Muslims upset he had rejected their faith.
When he fled to England, his assailants tracked him down and threatened him.
A chance meeting with an Anglican priest led to temporary lodgings with a Christian family interested in offering refuge to Christian converts from Islam.
"I can’t tell you where I live ”” not the town, not even which part of the country,” Ali said. "I want friends but am nervous about forming friendships in case, at a moment’s notice, I have to move house again.” ...
