Father Rescues Kidnapped Daughter
On September 30, 2009, Myrna called her father and begged him to save her from her Muslim husband. Just ten months ago Myrna had been abducted by Osama Hefnawy, who forced her to convert to Islam and marry his son. According to Egyptian civil law, a woman under the age of 21 has to have approval of her father or another male member of her family if the father is deceased. In Myrna Gamal Hanna’s case, no such approval was given. Without looking back, Myrna’s father, an Egyptian Christian, drove into the city and rescued his daughter. Just days later, Egyptian state security forces began to arrest and assault groups of innocent Christians in an effort to find Myrna’s father. Once Myrna’s father found out that faithful believers were being imprisoned, he promptly turned himself into the police.
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