Meriam Ibrahim, whose father was Muslim but mother was an Orthodox Christian from Ethiopia, was convicted of "apostasy" on Sunday and given four days to repent and escape death, said lawyer Al-Shareef Ali al-Shareef Mohammed. The 26 year old, who
A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as “barbaric” and left the United States “deeply disturbed”. Born to a Muslim father, the
It is a commonly held belief that Islamic law dictates the death penalty as an absolute punishment for apostasy. However, this reading of the Islamic Tradition relies on restricting the role of the Prophet Muhammad to that of a religious figure issuing
Pregnant Sudanese Christian sentenced to death for apostasy. Posted at 6:14 pm on May 16, 2014 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments. So what's the hashtag? “@AmbassadorPower: Disturbed by Sudan's outrageous death sentence for Meriam Ishag.
A Sudanese judge sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling that Britain denounced as “barbaric” and left the United States “deeply disturbed”. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27, is married to