Aimen discusses how growing up in a war-torn region of the world led to his early politicization and religious indoctrination. He shares how his mother encouraged him to pursue religious education, leading him to join the Islamic Awareness Circle at age nine and memorize the Quran in just over two years. The passing of his mother at a young age shifted his perspective on religion from a tool for politics and sectarianism to a source of comfort and coping with grief.
