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Article: Brit held for naming bear Mohammed; SUDAN: Teacher accused of insulting Islam's prophet.(News)
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
- Article date:
- November 26, 2007
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Byline: John Fahey IN SUDAN
A BRITISH teacher has been arrested in Sudan for letting her children name a teddy bear Mohammed.
Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, was detained on suspicion of insulting Islam's prophet.
The teacher let her class of seven-year-olds choose the name as part of a school project.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm a British national was arrested by police in Sudan yesterday. We are providing consular assistance."
Colleagues of Ms Gibbons said they feared for her safety after reports that young men had already started gathering outside the Khartoum police station where she was being ...