It's like Sharia law's greatest hits today. Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher working in Sudan has been arrested and charged with "offending religion" after allowing her class of seven-year-olds to name a teddy bear "Mohammed". If convicted, she faces 40 lashes, six months in jail, or a fine. I fail to see what's so offensive about naming a teddy bear after an illiterate 7th century warlord and pedophile. Actually, when you put it that way, it is kind of offensive. Still, shouldn't those seven-year-olds have been arrested instead? It was their idea. More details here.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Teacher Arrested
