Husband of Sudanese Woman on Death Row Speaks Out (Video)

Epoch Video
6/2/2014
Updated:
6/2/2014

Reports say a Sudanese woman who is on death row may soon be released, and her husband, who lives in New Hampshire, is speaking out.

Daniel Wani’s wife Meriem Ibrahim is in prison, she has been sentenced to death because she was born a Muslim and married a Christian man.

Her husband said, “ I stand with her till the end, anything she needs i will provide.”

Ibrahim is considered Muslim by Sudan’s courts, Muslim woman are not allowed to marry non Muslims but Wani says she was raised like a Christian and has been practicing that faith. “ Yes she would practice, she would go, perhaps she was even more committed  than me.”

Wani was born in Sudan but has been living in New Hampshire he says Imbrahim gave birth to a baby girl in prison earlier this week, she now has both her son and newborn by her side, the couple is hopeful about her death sentence will be overturned. They are now reports that she maybe released in the coming days.

Senator Kally Ayotte  stated. “ I hope this report is true and Sudan releases Meriem Ibrahim immediately. Her death sentence was an abhorrent violation of the fundamental human right of religious liberty...”