US | runaway Fla. Judge May Return Muslim Teen Runaway to Family By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 21, 2009 7:00 AM CDT Copied Mohamed Bary, right, his wife Aysha, center, and their son Rilvan answer questions about their daughter Rifqa during an interview Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) An Orlando judge will hear arguments today in the case of Rafqa Bary, a 17-year-old ethnic Sri Lankan who ran away from her Muslim home because she feared her family would punish her for converting to Christianity. The judge will decide whether she should remain in state custody in Florida or be returned to her family’s Ohio home, the AP reports. Police traced her to a Florida reverend she met in a Facebook prayer group. Read These Next NFL star's routine drug test revealed a stunning diagnosis. Peggy Noonan: Kirk assassination starting to look 'epochal.' Taylor Swift gets emotional over UK attack in new Disney+ docuseries. A White House press briefing got pretty heated Thursday. Report an error