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A Sudanese woman who fled to Italy after being spared a death sentence for renouncing Islam has met the Pope.
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and her family flew to Rome after more than a month in the US embassy in Khartoum. There was global condemnation when she was sentenced to hang for apostasy by a Sudanese court.
Mrs Ibrahim's father is Muslim so according to Sudan's version of Islamic law she is also Muslim and cannot convert. She was raised by her Christian mother and says she has never been Muslim. Welcoming her at the airport, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said: "Today is a day of celebration."
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SOURCE: #BBC
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Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and her family flew to Rome after more than a month in the US embassy in Khartoum. There was global condemnation when she was sentenced to hang for apostasy by a Sudanese court.
Mrs Ibrahim's father is Muslim so according to Sudan's version of Islamic law she is also Muslim and cannot convert. She was raised by her Christian mother and says she has never been Muslim. Welcoming her at the airport, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said: "Today is a day of celebration."
Click here to read more
SOURCE: #BBC
#Sudan
