A 27-year-old Sudanese woman who is eight months pregnant with her second child, has been charged with apostasy (deserting religion) and adultery for marrying a Christian man.
The woman, Mariam Yahya Ibrahim has been given a deadline of Thursday to abandon her Christian faith and return to Islam, or face a death sentence, Daily Mail reports.
A relative reported Ibrahim’s marriage to police authorities, and she was subsequently arrested for the crime of marrying a Christian, according to Sudan’s Public Order Criminal Code. The penalty for committing crimes of adultery and apostasy is 100 lashes and a death sentence respectively.
Because she was born in Sudan, Ibrahim is considered a Muslim by birth. Therefore, her marriage to Daniel Wani, a non-Muslim, is considered illegal.
In February, she was arrested with her 20-month old son , and sent to a women’s prison without a fair trial. Because her husband, Wani is a Christian, he is not allowed to take care of their child. As a result, the child has remained with Ibrahim in prison.
If convicted, she will be allowed to give birth to her baby before the death sentence is carried out.
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