Pakistan Court Grants Maria’s Abductor Custody

Here at the Prayer Wall, we’ve been praying for Maria Shahbaz, a Christian abducted last year at age 12 by her 30-year-old neighbor, Shehryar Ahmad. Despite laws forbidding marriage to a minor and her family’s repeated attempts to legally free her, a federal court last week granted the rapist custody. The judge cited sharia (Islamic law)Continue reading “Pakistan Court Grants Maria’s Abductor Custody”