A Sudanese court gave a 27-year-old woman who is eight-months pregnant
with her second child, until Thursday to abandon her newly adopted
Christian faith and return to Islam or face a death sentence.
Mariam Yahya Ibrahim was charged with apostasy as well as adultery for
marrying a Christian man, something prohibited for Muslim women to do
and which makes the marriage void.
According to Daily Mail, .
On February 7, 2014, Meriam was arrested, with her 20-month-old son, and
put in a women’s prison. She had not been charged nor did she receive a
fair trial.
A relative had turned her in to the police for marrying a Christian.
According to the Sudan’s Public Order Criminal Code.Meriam is a Muslim
by default because she was born in Sudan.
Thus, her marriage to a Christian is a criminal act.On March 4th, Meriam was charged with adultery and apostasy.
The adultery charge came with a punishment of 100 lashes.The apostasy
charge came with a punishment of death. As it stands, Meriam will be put
to death following the birth of her second child.
Meriam’s husband, Daniel, is not allowed to care for their child,
Martin, because he is a Christian. Therefore, Martin, almost two years
old, is in prison with his mother. Daniel is not allowed to visit or see
his son.
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