Seven years later. A marriage of convenience -- Married to a murderer -- Seeds of love and hate -- The daily beast -- Bound and gagged -- Fatherless -- The bloody party -- Life in Basunda -- New city, new life -- A day of prayer -- Fired -- Paying the Jizyah -- High school dropout -- The apprentice -- Comboni Catholic School -- Two extremist camps -- University of Khartoum -- Bad medicine -- Surprised by love -- Overwhelming grief -- A family of my own -- A businesswoman -- A stranger's voice -- ATtempted kidnapping -- Accused of adultery -- Only one choice for me -- No help from the U.S. Embassy -- A Christmas Eve surprise -- Christmas in prison -- Ministry behind bars -- The women's prison -- Initiation -- Courtroom drama -- Discrimination and intimidation -- Bible smuggling -- The exorcist -- Brave new lawyers -- Businesswomen in prison -- A dead witness -- Spiritual cage fight -- Th valley of the shadow of death -- Sentenced to death -- A violent truck ride -- Death row -- Chains broken! -- Childbirth in shackles -- The day I died -- Back to death row -- Free at last -- Betrayed -- Secret interrogation -- In jail once again -- Spies in the U.S. embassy! -- Help from afar -- Flight to freedom -- Hope and a future -- Seven years later.
Summary:
"Mariam Ibraheem was born in a refugee camp in Sudan. Her Muslim father died when she was six, and her mother raised her in the Christian faith. After a traumatic childhood, Mariam became a successful businessperson, married the man she loved, and had a beautiful baby boy. But one day in 2013, her world was shattered when Sudan authorities insisted she was Muslim because of her father's background. She had broken the law by marrying a Christian man, and she must abandon both her marriage and her son and adopt Islam. Under intense pressure, Mariam repeatedly refused. Ultimately, a Sharia court sentenced her to 100 lashes-and death by hanging. Shackled is the stunning true story of a courageous young mother who was willing to face death rather than deny her faith. Mariam Ibraheem took a stand on behalf of all women who are maltreated because of their gender and all people who suffer from religious persecution. Follow Mariam's story from life under Islamic law, through imprisonment and childbirth while shackled, to her remarkable escape from death following an international outcry and advocacy that included diplomats, journalists, activists, and even Pope Francis"--Back cover.
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