She’s been found safe!
Nearly three weeks after she was reported missing, a 16-year-old girl was found safe in Florida, police said on Friday.
Fathima Rifqa Bary, of New Albany, was last seen on July 19.
According to police, Bary’s friends told detectives that it was possible she ran away because of conflicting religious beliefs in her home.
I’m glad to learn she is safe.
I hope she continues safe…in every way.
Arrangements were being made for her return to central Ohio.
I know the media seems to have a knack for getting some of these stories out of whack. So maybe she comes from a truly loving home. And maybe her disappearance has nothing to do with tensions between a Christian teenager and Muslim parents.
Even so, it’s difficult not to think of cases such as that of Sarah and Amina Yaser Said.
May God be near her.