BOKULU BOMA, Ethiopia — A woman in Ethiopia had been a Christian for six weeks when her husband found out and beat her for leaving Islam, sources said.
Habiba Ibrahim, a 34-year-old mother of three in Bokulu Boma, Ethiopia, received hospital treatment for three days after the assault earlier in September by her husband, Ibrahim Dido, the sources said. She had put her faith in Christ on Aug. 2 in Bokulu Boma, about 31 miles from the Moyale on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya.
Ibrahim Dido’s anger flared after Sept. 10 morning prayers at a nearby mosque where he had confirmed rumors that his wife had left Islam.
“He locked me in the house and began beating me with sticks and immediately neighbors arrived and rescued me from my husband’s wrath,” Habiba Ibrahim said.
She had a gash on her forehead and several bruises on her left hand and elbow.
She and her three children, ages 8, 6 and 3, have taken refuge in another village. (MS)
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