Runaway teen convert and parents end dispute

by Meredith Heagney
Columbus Dispatch
January 19, 2010

http://www.islamist-watch.org/3072/runaway-teen-convert-and-parents-end-dispute

Excerpt:

The long legal dispute over runaway teen convert Fathima Rifqa Bary apparently ended in Franklin County Juvenile Court late this afternoon when the girl and her parents agreed that she'll stay in the custody of Children Services and the family will try to resolve their issues with counseling.

That leaves two options for Rifqa, who is in foster care: She could eventually reconcile with her parents and go home or stay in foster care until her 18th birthday on Aug. 10.

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