For background on this story, go here.

Basically, Florida is considering whether or not to return a 17-year old muslim girl who converted to Christianity back to her Muslim father in Ohio. This would be a moral and legal travesty of justice.

One way or another, returning this girl home is akin to a death sentence. Whether her father carries out the honor killing on behalf of the local mosque or she is sent to the middle east for punishment, she will be in grave danger.

Atlas Shrugs' Pamela Geller is in Florida reporting on the hearing which is at 2:30.

Jihad Watch is all over it also.

Don't let this story pass without attention. Pass it around. It's significant and literally a matter of life and death that lies in the hands of a Florida State Court Judge.

Russ

From Pamela, here are some important Florida phone numbers.

Contact Gov. Crist and the FL DCF for them to ask the court to keep her in Florida state custody. Here's the contact info:


Governor Charlie Crist's office: Phone: (850) 488-4441, (850) 488-7146
Fax: (850) 487-0801
Email: Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com

Florida Department of Children and Family:
George H. Sheldon, Secretary
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 1, Room 202
Tallahassee, Florida

Phone: (850) 487-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993

Update on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:14PM by Russ

Pam Geller transcribes every move inside the courtroom at the hearing today.

It's great. Read every bit.

Effectively, the Florida Court said that Ohio has jurisdiction over Rifqa but that they maintain "emergency" jurisdiction, whatever that means.

She's not going to leave Florida just yet, until her parents comply with a months old court order demanding that their immigration documents be produced.

The idea is that her family is illegal. And the argument is that if they're illegal, so is Rifqa. And if deportation happens, the girl is dead. Plain and simple.

There's a Florida State Representative on the scene who Pamela trusts. Then so do I.

I hope everyone will publicize this story far and wide because the despicable legacy media isn't doing their job. This girl's life is literally on the line here and we can do something about it.

Help.

Russ