A British teacher faces a jail sentence in Sudan for insulting Islam by letting her class of seven-year-olds name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of a school project.

Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, has been accused of blasphemy - an offence punishable by 40 lashes under Sharia - and could be imprisoned for up to six months.

She had asked the children to pick their favourite name for the new class mascot, which she was using to aid lessons about animals and their habitats. In a class vote, the pupils rejected her own suggestion of "Faris", with 20 out of 23 deciding to call the cuddly toy Muhammad - also the name of one of the class's most popular boys.

Why bother even leaving England to teach these backward donkeys? They are savage barbarians. The US government and military finally got the go-ahead through political channels to deliver aid to the cyclone-damaged areas of Bangladesh, and the Imams are bitching about Americans on their land. Same as what happened during the tsunami. Why on earth do we bother trying to unmire these people?

Yesterday she was in isolation in a cell in Khartoum, and colleagues and the consular authorities were desperately trying to negotiate her release.

Unity High School, the British school where she taught the children of Sudanese professionals, expatriates and oil workers, stood empty, amid fears of adverse reactions from Islamic extremists.

Shameful.

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In a multi-man email this morning between Kathy, Rick, Arnie and myself:

Tips on voting, by RightGirl:

If your Conservative candidate is named Mohammed, vote Green Party.

If your Conservative candidate, or any of the Elections Canada people are named Mohammed (or Fatima), wear a pig mask, especially in Quebec. This works better in Federal elections, though.

If you have no idea who your local candidates are (or even what riding your are in) vote for the one who has John Tory's name underneath, UNLESS that candidate is named Mohammed. Should that be the case, refer to the first tip.

And finally, just say NO to Mixed Member Cronyism. If the activists like it, you know it's the wrong thing to do.

Obviously this is in jest, but should you be a lefty with zero sense of humor, please send all hate mail and fatwas to rightgirl@girlontheright.com

Happy Voting, Ontario!!

Labels: Guys Named Mohammed, Ontario Votes