Mariam Ibrahim,the Sudanese mother sentenced to death for her Christian faith whilst
pregnant with her baby daughter is safe at last, arriving in Italy
on Thursday July 24,2014 after spending more than a month living in the US embassy in Khartoum.
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, along with her husband and two children were met at Ciampino airport in Rome by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who called it a "day of celebration." Her journey to Europe had been a closely guarded secret, with no prior indication that Italy was involved in her release. Ibrahim's husband Daniel Wani has US citizenship and the family are believed to be en-route to the United States.
Sudanese Christian Meriam Yahia with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, along with her husband and two children were met at Ciampino airport in Rome by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who called it a "day of celebration." Her journey to Europe had been a closely guarded secret, with no prior indication that Italy was involved in her release. Ibrahim's husband Daniel Wani has US citizenship and the family are believed to be en-route to the United States.
Sudanese Christian Meriam Yahia with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli
The family arrived at the Ciampino airport in Rome and Pistelli
was with the family on the flight from the Sudanese capital, and posted
a Facebook image of the five touching down in Rome with the caption
"Mission accomplished".
Note
Born to a Christian mother and Muslim father, Meriam Ibrahim was raised in her mother's faith, but under Islamic law she is considered a Muslim because of her father's religion, and a court said she had committed the capital offence of apostasy.
Pregnant at the time of her sentencing,Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to daughter Maya whilst shackled to the ground in the prison, next to her 18-month-old son Martin who was kept in the cell with her.
The case caused international outcry, with thousands calling on the government to release Ibrahim.
Sudan's government is believed to have approved her departure, after several attempts to block her leaving the country after she was given a reprieve from her death sentence last month
Note
As
in many Muslim nations, Muslim women in Sudan are prohibited from
marrying non-Muslims, though Muslim men can marry outside their faith
Meriam Ibrahim was given a reprieve from a death sentence handed down
because she refused to convert to Islam.Born to a Christian mother and Muslim father, Meriam Ibrahim was raised in her mother's faith, but under Islamic law she is considered a Muslim because of her father's religion, and a court said she had committed the capital offence of apostasy.
Pregnant at the time of her sentencing,Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to daughter Maya whilst shackled to the ground in the prison, next to her 18-month-old son Martin who was kept in the cell with her.
The case caused international outcry, with thousands calling on the government to release Ibrahim.
Sudan's government is believed to have approved her departure, after several attempts to block her leaving the country after she was given a reprieve from her death sentence last month
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