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8/13/2026 (VOM) Casilda A Christian woman continues to heal in the aftermath of Islamist captivity. In 2022, Islamist al-Shabab fighters attacked the community in northern Mozambique, killing and abducting several people, including Casilda Eliash, then 45. The militants demanded that the Christian captives convert to Islam. Casilda remained in captivity for two years, and she was repeatedly beaten and subjected to sexual abuse. After she escaped, Casilda’s husband divorced