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| Mariam Yaha Ibrahim |
Mariam Yaha Ibrahim was born to a Muslim father but raised by her Christian mother.
She grew up a Christian, fell in love with a Christian and married a Christian man called Daniel Wani.
Sudanese law is based in Sharia and the courts state Mariam is a Muslim. A judge has therefore drawn two conclusions.
Firstly, she must renounce her Christian beliefs and if she does not she must die.
Secondly, after recovering from the imminent birth of her second child, she should be whipped 100 times.
Her due date is June 1 and she is currently in prison with her son Martin.
The death sentence will be deferred for two years to allow her to nurse the new born child.
Her punishment by whipping stems from the judge insisting she is a Muslim, her marriage was invalid because her husband is a Christian and she therefore had sex outside of wedlock.
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