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Meriam Ibrahim is finally in the U.S.

By Ashe Schow
Published August 1, 2014 4:10pm ET
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Meriam Ibrahim is finally in the U.S.
Meriam Ibrahim, left, and her husband, Daniel Wani, of Sudan, are greeted by family and friends shortly after arriving in Manchester, N.H., Thursday. Ibrahim, who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence that was later overturned, will make their new home in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) | Charles Krupa

Sudanese mother of two Meriam Ibrahim and her family arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday, and were greeted by the mayor before leaving for New Hampshire, where supporters cheered and welcomed her to the U.S.

In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter called Ibrahim a “world freedom fighter,” and presented her with a small statue of the Liberty Bell. Nutter even compared her to Rosa Parks for her refusal to denounce her faith even though it would have saved her life.

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