Ted Cruz Joins the Fight to Free Meriam Yehya Ibrahim - Where Are You, President Obama?

By Kim D.

At the end of May, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim gave birth while incarcerated in a Sudanese prison. A few days later, rumors claimed she would be set free; however, they were, in reality, just a ruse to mute world outcry over a women being sentenced to death for having Christian beliefs.

According to her sentence pronounced by a Sudanese court, she may soon receive a brutal, 100-lash flogging for adultery – because her marriage to a Christian man was not valid under Islamic law. Gabriel Wani, brother of Daniel Wani, explained what 100 lashes mean. A strong man with a whip doles out the punishment. Male prisoners are stripped before the whipping. Female prisoners start off with clothing, but the brutal lash soon tears them apart, leaving the woman bare-backed as the whip “takes skin” off. After a hundred lashes some die, while others hover “in bad condition” until they are executed.  Should Ibrahim be subjected to this punishment and survive, her death sentence by hanging will then be enforced in approximately two years after her newborn is weaned. 

In hopes to put pressure on the Obama administration to intervene on Ibrahim's behalf, on Thursday, June 12, pro-life Sen. Ted Cruz and leading pro-life groups staged a rally outside the White House. Penny Nance, the president of Concerned Women of America, proclaimed: “Today we are here to talk about Meriam Ibrahim, who is being imprisoned for her faith, specifically because she is a Christian. And not just her, but also her two children, one of which she gave birth to in chains.  As Christian women, we are talking today about Sudan but also pointing to the plight of women around the world. Women of faith are being persecuted and little girls are forced into marriages at very young ages. Meriam shines a light on this corruption and persecution."

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