Man claims to be brother of Islamic woman sentenced to death for apostasy in Khartoum . Mariam , as Wani calls his wife , was a committed Christian -- attending church with a frequency that far outstripped his own . Khartoum says the woman he claims is his sister should recant or be executed . Woman 's husband says he had never seen Khartoum before his wife 's trial began . Western leaders have decried the verdict and asked Al-Samani al-Hadi to free the woman .
Man claims to be brother of Islamic woman sentenced to death for apostasy in Khartoum . Khartoum says the woman he claims is his sister should recant or be executed . Woman 's husband says he had never seen Khartoum before his wife 's trial began . Western leaders have decried the verdict and asked Al-Samani al-Hadi to free the woman .