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Sudan 'apostasy' woman Meriam Yahia Ibrahim flies to Italy | |
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A Sudanese woman who was spared a death sentence for renouncing Islam has flown to Italy after more than a month in the US embassy in Khartoum. | |
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and her family flew on an Italian government plane, accompanied by Italian minister Lapo Pistelli. | |
Her father is Muslim so according to Sudan's version of Islamic law she is also Muslim and cannot convert. | |
She was raised by her Christian mother and says she has never been Muslim. | |
Her husband, Daniel Wani, also a Christian, is a citizen of South Sudan and the US. | |
Their daughter Maya was born in prison shortly after she was sentenced to hang for apostasy - renouncing one's faith. | |
Mr Pistelli, Italy's vice-minister for foreign affairs, posted a photo of himself with Mrs Ibrahim, Maya and her son Martin, on his Facebook account. |