Mariam Yahya Ibrahim by Al-Hadi M. Margan

Saturday, May 17, 2014
Raleigh, NC


Dear Sir/Madame:

As a Sudanese American community in the United States, we would like to bring your attention to a horrendous situation, regarding a woman named Mariam Ibrahim. The government of Sudan has sentenced her to death for marrying a Christian man, which in their viewpoint is “autopsy”. The reason why we are bringing your attention to this situation is because we do not agree with what the Sudanese government is doing to this pregnant woman. They are using religion as a way to dominate lower classmen like Mariam. We also think it is not right to kill a person due to them converting their religion.
In our eyes, the government of Sudan is trying to use religion as a political way of executing their own people. Unless someone has committed a crime, we do not think they should be sentenced to death. In Sudan, women like Mariam have no rights whatsoever. The Sudanese government is torturing women for witless reasons. Shouldn't women everywhere have the same rights as men? This is an outrage that we can bear no longer. We cannot stand like nothing has happened to women in Sudan! The United States must take action, as a community, as a country, as one.
The women of Sudan are being discriminated and are being held by their own will to do what the Sudanese government wants. This is a discrimination to human rights. There was a charter signed by the Sudanese government, agreeing that they would not differentiate anyone based on gender, race, language, religion, opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status. Yet, the Sudanese government has broken that charter and has jeopardized its people. We need to help the women of Sudan, such as Mariam Ibrahim, and give them the justice that they deserve.

Sincerely,
Al-Hadi M. Margan
Engineer and Human Rights Activist
This letter is sent to UN Human Rights, North Carolina Representatives, North Carolina Universities, and
Sudanese American communities.