Sudan woman faces death penalty for apostasy - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
A Sudanese court has given a 27-year-old woman until Thursday to
abandon her Christian faith or face a death sentence, judicial sources
have said.
Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag, who was born to a Muslim father, 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....
A Sudanese court has given a 27-year-old woman until Thursday to
abandon her Christian faith or face a death sentence, judicial sources
have said.
Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag, who was born to a Muslim father, 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....
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