06 August 2010

Victory in Ohio for Rifqa Bary Just Days Before She Reaches her Majority

Within five days of reaching her majority, an Ohio juvenile court has granted Christian Convert Rifqa Bary her freedom. It is, as Phyllis Chesler has commented in a Pajamas Media article, like “Christmas came early” for this brilliant plucky young woman who has defied the odds.

With the assistance of her talented pro-bono legal team, Bary has overcome abuse, estrangement from her Muslim parents, ‘lawfare’ by CAIR-backed attorneys and daunting treatment for cancer to finish at the top of her high school class. [The Iconoclast] Read more