She is the young lady who you've been reading about in the summer news. Rifqa "ran away" from her Columbus, Ohio, home, to Florida after converting from Islam to Christianity. Understanding the longtime historical background on "Honor Killing" practiced by the Islam faith, derived from the Koran, she feared that she indeed would be condemned to die for breaking from her family religion to Christianity. The big problem involves the court system, since she is just months away from becoming 18! She was asking for emancipation from that juvenile court law to become legally on her own. One of my many lesson plans in American government involved this subject. Basically, she would ahve to prove that she had a suitable residence and be order to support herself.
Another legal point involves jurisdiction: Florida, now, or Ohio. Each state may have different legal theories.
She hid her Christianity conversion from her parents, Mohamed and Aysha, even her Bible.
A new problem has entered the larger picture in recent weeks. Her father cannot substaniate his legal residency as an American citizen. That also, then, would include Rifqa. She wasn't born here. Remember, she is just months away from her 18th birthday. And even if she did reach that magic age, she still may be deported for not being born here of the problem residency parents.
However....she could declare that, if she is sent back to Sri Lanka, her life would be in danger from the Islamic "rules" back there. I SUPPORT Rifqa 110%, with NO reservations! I'll be watching, over the next months, the outcome and WILL join many others in raising my voice!!!! How about YOU?
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