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The teenage Christian convert who ran away to Orlando last summer will find out Thursday if she can avoid deportation.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio judge will hear arguments from a Christian convert who says a reunion with her Muslim parents is impossible before the girl's 18th birthday next week. Attorneys for an Ohio teenage girl who converted to Christianity and ran away to Orlando say her Muslim parents are standing in the way of her effort to fight deportation.
... continue reading Christian convert fights to stay in U.S.. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio teenage convert who ran away to Orlando, allegedly with help from Christian pastors, goes back to court in a lengthy custody dispute with her family.
... continue reading Rifqa returns to court in Ohio. A runaway teenage girl from Ohio who converted from Islam to Christianity has reached a court settlement that allows her to remain free of her Muslim parents.
... continue reading Teen Christian convert stays free from Muslim parents. New court documents in the case of a 17-year-old runaway shed light on how she came to live with the family of two Orlando pastors.
... continue reading Runaway Christian convert met pastor online the night before coming to Orlando. An Ohio judge has ruled that a runaway Christian convert is not required to meet with her Muslim parents as part of a possible reconciliation plan.
... continue reading Judge decides runaway convert can get Christmas cards. The runaway Christian convert who fled her Muslim parents and moved in with the family of an Orlando pastor was back in Ohio juvenile court Tuesday.
... continue reading Did Rifqa Bary's parents want to block Christmas cards?. (AP) A plan for reuniting a runaway Christian convert and her Muslim family calls for both the girl and her parents to listen to each other's views about religion.
... continue reading Plan calls for Rifqa Bary to talk religion with parents. The teenage runaway who fears an honor killing for converting from Islam to Christianity was supposed to appear in Franklin County, Ohio juvenile court today, but the hearing was reset to December 22, the week of Christmas.
... continue reading Rally for Rifqa in Ohio. The attorney who fought for teen runaway Rifqa Bary says her case in Ohio will take on a different complexion and his allegations against a mosque there may never be heard.
The Florida Department of Children and Families announced today that Rifqa was escorted by DCF workers back to Columbus, Ohio where she was placed in custody of Franklin County Children Services.
... continue reading Rifqa Bary back in Ohio. Teenage runaway and Christian convert Fathima Rifqa Bary is going back to Ohio where her pleadings for dependency will be heard.
... continue reading Rifqa Bary cleared to leave Florida. The 17-year-old runaway from suburban Columbus, Ohio talked with FDLE investigators in Orlando back on August 24.
... continue reading Rifqa Bary tells FDLE "he beat me". The state Thursday released a recording of the August 24 nterview with 17-year-old Ohio runaway Rifqa Bary after she surfaced in Orlando.
Teenage Christian convert Rifqa Bary's legal status in this country is still unclear, even after a judge decided to move her dependency case back to Ohio, from where she fled, fearing religious persecution.
... continue reading Rifqa could face deportation; seek asylum. Rifqa Bary, a teenage runaway who converted from Islam to Christianity, is going back to Ohio.
There, a family court will decide whether she has to return to live in her parent's home in a suburb of Columbus.
The following is a blog from the courtroom:
A pair of judges in Orlando and Ohio will get on the phone in open court today to talk about the teenage Christian convert who claims her Muslim parents want to kill her.
A new audio tape of runaway Christian convert Rifqa Bary has surfaced on YouTube.
It seems the longer 17-year-old Rifqa Bary stays in Orlando, the more support she gets.
... continue reading Local churches show support for Rifqa Bary. A runaway Christian convert will stay in Orlando - at least for the time being.
... continue reading Judge: Rifqa Bary stays with foster family for now. Lawyers representing the Muslim parents of Rifqa Barry, a 17-year-old girl from Ohio who converted to Christianity and ran away to Orlando, will ask a judge Monday afternoon to dismiss her dependency case and force the girl to return home. Follow below for an up-to-the-minute look at the proceedings beginning at 3:00 PM.
... continue reading BLOG: Live at the Rifqa Bary hearing. A judge could decide 17-year-old Rifqa Bary's fate Monday.
A former FBI agent has issued a scathing response to a FDLE report on the Rifqa Barry case.
... continue reading Ex-FBI agent blasts FDLE report on Rifqa Bary. The Governor of Ohio wants the runaway convert teenager case handled in his courts.
Judge Daniel Dawson is pushing both sides in the runaway teen case to sit down and mediate their differences.
The 17 year old girl ran away from her Ohio home in July after angering her parents for her conversion from Islam to Christianity.
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3:03 pm: Rifqa and her attorneys arrive. Her parents are not present. They are likely back in Ohio. PHOTOS
... continue reading LIVE BLOG: Rifqa Bary hearing. 3:03 pm: Rifqa and her attorneys arrive. Her parents are not present. They are likely back in Ohio. PHOTOS
An overflow crowd is watching the proceedings in another courtroom via a video feed.
The Ohio teen who says she fled to Orlando out of fear that her parents would have her killed for converting to Christianity heads back to court Thursday.
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