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PHOTOS: Groups rally for Meriam Ibrahim at White House

Protestors led by the Family Research Council rallied outside the White House in support of Meriam Ibrahim, a Christian woman in Sudan who was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian.
PHOTOS: Groups rally for Meriam Ibrahim at White House
Protestors wore paper chains to represent the Meriam Ibrahim’s captivity. Faith McDonnell, demonstration organizer, said that it is the duty of both Christians and Americans to call attention to this issue. RNS photo by Heather Adams
Heather Adams

WASHINGTON (RNS) Dozens of protestors gathered outside the White House on Thursday to push President Obama to save Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian man, who is also a U.S. citizen. Although Ibrahim considers herself a Christian, Sudanese law recognizes her as a Muslim because her father was Muslim. Ibrahim is being held as prisoner in Sudan with her toddler and newborn. Another protest is scheduled for Friday at the Embassy of Sudan.

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