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Letter to the IOM & Arab Spring overview from Yemen

  Dear Prof. Sophia, You are not bothering me at all. It is my duty toward my country to contribute by providing facts about Yemen. I wasn't there during the revolution of 2011 "Arab Spring" However, I was in Yemen when the war started on 26th of March 2015. Religion played an essential role during the current war. For me, I am a person who did search for the truth instead of anything that I deal with, instead of blindly accepting religious beliefs. Nevertheless, many people I have seen became more religious during the first few months of the war, but after they adapted to the new situation they got back to their routine. For my family, my mother wasn't okay with the war and she was complaining all the time. Therefore, we did manage to flee outside Yemen before Ramadan. From my own point of view, Muslims these days are very far from true Islam. For instance, when a war happens, you can't just pray and ask God to stop the war, this obviously won't happen, becau