Hey, here's a real treat of a story: A British teacher in the Sudan is being held by authorities after allowing her class of seven-year-olds to name a teddy bear
they used for a class project. The name they chose by vote? Mohammad.
So while the kids were learning about animals and taking turns bringing
the bear home on weekends and keeping a journal about the adventures of
Mohammed, they were supposedly commiting blasphemy. Or at least the
teacher Gillian Gibbons was. Of course Gibbons had no idea the bear
name project would enrage anyone, and her fellow teachers at Unity say
she just made an innocent mistake. There are reports that young men
have started gathering outside the station where Gibbons is being held,
and her colleagues are afraid for her safety. She could also receive up
to three months in prison and a fine.
I think the story ends
like this...
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