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| Sudan Christian Woman Faces New Legal Challenge | |
| 2014-07-02 | |
[An Nahar] Moslem "relatives" of a Sudanese Christian woman hiding at the U.S. embassy are taking her to court to try to prove she belongs to their family, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Ishag was sentenced to death in May for apostasy from Islam, under Islamic sharia law that has been in force in Sudan since 1983 and outlaws conversions on pain of death. An appeals court later quashed the verdict and sentence. Her case raised questions of religious freedom and sparked deep concern among Western governments and human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... activists. "In fact, it is not her family" who filed the cases, Mustafa told Agence La Belle France Presse. "They want to get her in trouble. Somebody supports them. I can't mention who." Mustafa confirmed that a case has been lodged against Ishag in family court "to prove that Meriam is Abrar and she is one of the family." Moslems refer to her as Abrar al-Hadi Mohammed Abdalla. Neither Ishag nor her lawyers have yet received documents confirming when the case will be heard, Mustafa said. "I think the court will dismiss the case," he added. It is not a criminal action, meaning it would not affect her chances of traveling abroad. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Send this American and her child a word of encouragement America: Meriam Ishag khartoumUSEmbWebsite@State.gov |
| Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-02 19:21 |