Pregnant Sudanese Woman Of 27 Sentenced To Death And 100 Lashes For Adopting The Christian Faith

An eight-months pregnant lady of 27, Mariam Yahaya Ibrahim who is already a mother of one has been commanded by a Sudanese court to denounce her newly adopted Christian faith and return to Islam or face a death sentence by flogging. This ultimatum which will elapse today would determine her faith on Earth. 

Mariam 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.

The final ruling will be announced on later today. Ibrahim's case was the first of its kind to be heard in Sudan.

It might interest you to know that such cruel judgement came under the administration of the current Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir whose career has been defined by war. He came to power in a coup in 1989 and has ruled ever since then. President Omar has also said that he wants to adopt a 100% Islamic constitution now that the Sudan has split off. 

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir

Mariam who was a Muslim by default of her birth nationality in Sudan was betrayed by her relative who turned her in to the police for marrying a Christian; a crime which is seen as a criminal act in Sudan. On March 04, 2014, she  was charged with adultery and apostasy.

According to the Sudan's Public Order Criminal Code, adultery comes with a punishment of 100 lashes while the apostasy comes with a punishment of death. That which Mariam will face; She will be put to death following the birth of her second child.

On February 7, 2014, Mariam was arrested, with her 20-month-old son, and put in a women’s prison. She had not been charged nor did she receive a fair trial. 

Mariam's first son, Martin who is almost two years old is also in prison with her because her husband, Daniel is not allowed to care for their child. Daniel is also not allowed to see or visit his own son.

Young Sudanese university students have mounted a series of protests near Khartoum University in recent weeks asking for an end to human rights abuses, more freedoms and better social and economic conditions. 

The authorities decided on Sunday to close the university indefinitely.

Western embassies and Sudanese activists sharply condemned the accusations and called on the Sudanese Islamist-led government to respect freedom of faith.

'The details of this case expose the regime's blatant interference in the personal life of Sudanese citizens,' Sudan Change Now Movement, a youth group, said in a statement.

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government is facing a huge economic and political challenge after the 2011 secession of South Sudan, which was Sudan's main source of oil.

A decision by Bashir last year to cut subsidies and impose austerity measures prompted violent protests in which dozens were killed and hundreds were injured.

Source: DailyMail