American toddler imprisoned in Sudan because his mother is a Christian

Matthew Clark:

Martin Wani, a 20-month-old American boy, is suffering in prison as his mother, Meriam Ibrahim, is shackled on death row in Sudan because she is a Christian.

Martin is a U.S. citizen, but the U.S. State Department refuses to even acknowledge this fact. It’s an unbelievable outrage on top of an already devastating situation.

Martin’s father, Daniel Wani, Meriam’s husband, is an American Christian. In fact, on top of her death sentence, Meriam, who is pregnant with an American baby, has been sentenced to be beaten with 100 lashes after she delivers the baby because she married her Christian husband.

The State Department was asked point blank about the American boy and his father’s citizenship this week. The State Department refused to answer stating, “I don’t have any more details to share,” pointing back to a recent statement by the White House that also fails to acknowledgetheir citizenship.

Worse, Daniel, the husband and father, has reported that he had the doors of the U.S. Embassy shut in his face when he begged for help. He reported that the U.S. government demanded that he provide DNA evidence that the imprisoned American boy was in fact his son. He reportedly provided the boy’s birth certificate and wedding documents of his marriage to Meriam, and still the U.S. government refused to help.

It is well known that the father is a U.S. citizen, yet the State Department refuses to even acknowledge this fact.

A little American boy suffers, sick from prison conditions, in a Sudanese jail. His mother – who is expected to give birth to her child in a matter of weeks – faces torture and execution simply because she is a Christian. If she is executed, both of her American children would then most likely be turned over to the same radical Islamists who hung her.
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The Obama State Department appears more concerned about offending Muslims than protecting innocent Christians.  This policy is a disgrace and it demonstrates a lack of courage on the part of the administration.  We should be helping this American family and making a case against the religious bigots in Sudan.