ABrit teacher inSudanis in deep doo-doo because her 7 year old students named a teddy bear Mohammed. Sudan has strict shariah law; except, of course, for the rich,famous and politically connected.
How can any sensible western country expect to have any kind of communications with a bunch of lobotomized idiots like this?
i cut out a lot of this article to make it shorter.
"By MOHAMED OSMAN, Associated Press Writer 58 minutes ago
[/align][/align]KHARTOUM, Sudan - Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad."
[/align]The protesters streamed out of mosques after Friday sermons, as pickup trucks with loudspeakers blared messages against Gillian Gibbons, the teacher who was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation. She avoided the more serious punishment of 40 lashes.
They massed in central Martyrs Square, outside the presidential palace, where hundreds of riot police were deployed, although they did not try to stop the rally.
"Shame, shame on the U.K.," protesters chanted.
They called for Gibbons' execution, saying, "No tolerance: Execution," and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad."
The women's prison where Gibbons is being held is far from the site. Unity High School, which is closer by in central Khartoum, is under heavy security protection.
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Many protesters carried clubs, knives and axes "” but not automatic weapons, which some have brandished at past government-condoned demonstrations. That suggested Friday's rally was not organized by the government.
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"Imprisoning this lady does not satisfy the thirst of Muslims in Sudan. But we welcome imprisonment and expulsion," the cleric, Abdul-Jalil Nazeer al-Karouri, a well-known hard-liner, told worshippers.
"This an arrogant woman who came to our country, cashing her salary in dollars, teaching our children hatred of our Prophet Muhammad," he said.
Britain, meanwhile, pursued diplomatic moves to free Gibbons. Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke with a member of her family to convey his regret, his spokeswoman said.
"He set out his concern and the fact that we were doing all we could to secure her release," spokeswoman Emily Hands told reporters.
Most Britons expressed shock at the verdict by a court in Khartoum, alongside hope it would not raise tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Britain.
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Muhammad Abdul Bari, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, accused the Sudanese authorities of "gross overreaction."
"This case should have required only simple common sense to resolve. It is unfortunate that the Sudanese authorities were found wanting in this most basic of qualities," he said.
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Foreign Secretary David Miliband summoned the Sudanese ambassador late Thursday to express Britain's disappointment with the verdict. The Foreign Office said Britain would continue diplomatic efforts to achieve "a swift resolution" to the crisis.
Gibbons was arrested Sunday after another staff member at the school complained that she had allowed her 7-year-old students to name a teddy bear Muhammad. Giving the name of the Muslim prophet to an animal or a toy could be considered insulting.
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In The Times, columnist Bronwen Maddox said the verdict was "something of a fudge ... designed to give a nod to British reproof but also to appease the street."
Britain's response "” applying diplomatic pressure while extolling ties with Sudan and affirming respect for Islam "” had produced mixed results, British commentators concluded.
In an editorial, The Daily Telegraph said Miliband "has tiptoed around the case, avoiding a threat to cut aid and asserting that respect for Islam runs deep in Britain. Given that much of the government's financial support goes to the wretched refugees in Darfur and neighboring Chad, Mr. Miliband's caution is understandable."
Now, however, the newspaper said, Britain should recall its ambassador in Khartoum and impose sanctions on the Sudanese regime.
I think their prophet is a misogynistic pedophile. I wonder if they'll come and try to kill me now. I think the next time one of my wife's dogs has puppies... I'll name them all Muhammed.
I feel a fatwa coming on....
Those people have not evolved past about the 14th century. I often think there are certain areas of the planet that would be better off if their sand were melted into a nice layer of glass. The Sudan is one of those regions. I guess its a good thing I'm not the President. I'd have a bit of trouble with "restraint"...
"Those people have not evolved past about the 14th century."
You are giving them a lot of credit.i have trouble believingthat they ever progressed to the 14th century.
I often think there are certain areas of the planet that would be better off if their sand were melted into a nice layer of glass. The Sudan is one of those regions.
Every time I do #2 I swear it looks like Mohammed.
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So, what are you doing on the computer??? Go shoot Mohammed! I'm sure Mohammed will cook up real nice with a little Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce.
It's definitely a bad idea to move to an religiously extreme country and promoteblasphemy among its children. Sure, the Sudanese rank-and-file are a little temperamental. But how this Brit didn't figure that out ahead of time, who knows?
A Teddy Bear Named Mohammed
