ALEXANDER AND AISHE

A young man from Komotini falls in love with Aishe, a Muslim girl. He met her in a Thessaloniki hospital where he had gone to visit a friend. He didn’t know that the girl he met and immediately fell in love with was a Muslim from Komotini and that her father was a wealthy and fanatic Muslim. When he finds out he decides to live with her. The young couple considers leaving Komotini and moving to Thessaloniki or Athens. They have decided that they will each keep their religion. When their love affair becomes known, Alexandros’ father and the Bishop pressure him to persuade Aishe to convert to Christianity. At the same time, the Turkish Consul in Komotini and Aishe’s father and brothers pressure her, threaten her and coerce her to make Alexandros a Muslim.