Ohio judge: Rifqa Bary doesn’t have to undergo mediation with Muslim parents.
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.
Magistrate Mary Goodrich of Franklin County Juvenile Court on Tuesday denied the request of Mohamed and Aysha Bary to undergo mediation with 17-year-old Rifqa.
A case-management plan filed last month says the girl and her parents must listen to each other’s views about religion if they are to reunite.
But the plan, which is not a binding document, also notes the girl refuses to have contact with her parents or siblings.
