So listening to NPR this morning...there was the most bizarre report...a teacher in Sudan was arrested and convicted of the crime of insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad by naming the Classroom Teddy Bear Muhammad....yea
The teacher asked her students what they would like to name the stuffed animal...she gave them various choices ranging from Fatima, to Ali and other common Arabic names....mind you Muhammad is a very common Arab name as i have a few friends and relatives named Muhammad... and no their parents have not been jailed...the children picked the name Muhammad thus the bear was proclaimed Muhammad...
She has been found guilty but through the great work of her attorney her punishment is 10 days imprisonment followed by deportation from Sudan...she could have faced up to 15 years and 40 lashings....a tad harsh i would say...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/29/world/main3552214.shtml?source=mostpop_story
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