“Are there any volunteers for jihad?”
the mullah asked.

Esther held up her hand high.

At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to die—and kill—for radical Islam.

But two nights before she was to depart for her training—never to
return—Esther had a dream that changed the course of her destiny.

Defying Jihad is the incredible true story of a woman prepared to surrender all for God—and whose life was transformed from one of terror to one of overwhelming love.

Esther Ahmad fled her home country of Pakistan due to life-threatening persecution for her Christian faith. She and her family were refugees in Malaysia for eight years; today, they reside in the American South. Esther shares her story of survival and redemption through speaking before churches and organizations.