{"id":102312,"date":"2026-08-16T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102312"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:48:01","slug":"nigerian-court-bars-islamic-police-from-arresting-christian-convert-over-faith-marriage-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/nigerian-court-bars-islamic-police-from-arresting-christian-convert-over-faith-marriage-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert over faith, marriage refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>KANO, Nigeria \u2014 A federal high court in Nigeria has restrained authorities in the country\u2019s Kano state and the Islamic religious police, known as Hisbah, from arresting a 22-year-old woman because she converted from Islam to Christianity and rejected a forced marriage.In its May 26 ruling, the court described the actions taken against the woman, identified by the pseudonym \u201cSarah,\u201d as a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of her fundamental rights to human dignity and freedom of religion, according to Alliance Defending Freedom\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANO, Nigeria \u2014 A federal high court in Nigeria has restrained authorities in the country\u2019s Kano state and the Islamic religious police, known as Hisbah, from arresting a 22-year-old woman because she converted from Islam to Christianity and rejected a forced marriage.In its May 26 ruling, the court described the actions taken against the woman, identified by the pseudonym \u201cSarah,\u201d as a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of her fundamental rights to human dignity and freedom of religion, according to Alliance Defending Freedom\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76787,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/christian-orphan-dies-in-kano-state-custody\/","url_meta":{"origin":102312,"position":0},"title":"Christian Orphan Dies in Kano State Custody","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"1 \u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Christian orphan taken from the Du Merci Orphanage in Nigeria and held by the Kano state government has died while still in state custody. 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