Sudan: British Teacher Arrested Over Teddy Bear Muhammad
She might actually get the lash over this absurdity.
A British school teacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam's Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Colleagues of Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, said she made an "innocent mistake" by letting the six and seven-year-olds choose the name.
Ms Gibbons was arrested after several parents made complaints.
A spokesman from the British Embassy in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, said it was unclear whether she had been charged.
Embassy officials are expected to visit Mrs Gibbons in custody on Monday.
The BBC's correspondent Amber Henshaw said Ms Gibbons' punishment could be up to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine.
The school has been closed until January for fear of reprisals.
Reprisals meaning ... jihad?
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heavens no a teddy bear!..what freakazoids!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Angel | November 26, 2007 at 06:58 PM
All this nonsense over a frickin' teddy bear?
Ugh.
Posted by: Brooke | November 27, 2007 at 06:29 AM
So do they "un-name" criminals with this very common name? Aren't they an insult to that name?
They claim this religion is tolerant. How?
Posted by: Cath | November 27, 2007 at 03:40 PM