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Article: British teacher in Sudan convicted of insulting Islam
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- November 30, 2007
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KHARTOUM, Sudan -- A Sudanese court convicted a British teacher
Thursday of insulting Islam for letting her students name a teddy
bear Muhammad and sentenced her to 15 days in prison, avoiding a
heavier punishment of 40 lashes. The teacher wept in court,
insisting she never meant to offend.
The sentence and quick seven-hour trial were aimed at swiftly
resolving the case, which had put Sudan's government in an
embarrassing position -- facing the anger of Britain on one side and
potential trouble from powerful Islamic hard-liners on the other.
The defense said the case was sparked by a school secretary with
a grudge. But it escalated as Muslim clerics sought to drum up
public outrage against ...