Mariam Ibrahim
This goo was worth a point in March 2025.
publication date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (part of March 2025)
category: 
Injustice
clue: In Sudan, taking the faith of your father or your husband really is a matter of life or death.
explanation: Ibraham made international news in 2014 when she was arrested for apostasy, having married a Christian man and become eight months pregnant with his child, despite her long-absent father being Muslim. After she refused to convert to Islam, the sentence was death, sparking international condemnation. After bearing her child, she was eventually freed and relocated first to Italy and then to the United States. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky
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