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Fla. Judge May Return Muslim Teen Runaway to Family

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2009 7:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – An Orlando judge will hear arguments today in the case of Rafqa Bary, a 17-year-old ethnic Sri Lankan who ran away from her Muslim home because she feared her family would punish her for converting to Christianity. The judge will decide whether she should remain... Read full story »

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