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Article: Brit held for naming bear Mohammed ; SUDAN: Teacher accused of insulting Islam's prophet
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- November 26, 2007
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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 held. Teachers at Unity
High School in central Khartoum said Gibbons made an innocent ...