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December 3, 2007
'Teddy Bear' Teacher Receives Pardon
Topics: Understanding IslamAlthough in fact she did absolutely nothing wrong in the first place, Gillian Gibbons, the British teacher who faced forty lashings and was ultimately sentenced to incareration for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," has been granted a full pardon and, with transportation already standing by, is expected to be leaving Sudan rather promptly.
Suggested related reading: Facing Down a Bullying Mob
Required reading - important perspectives from knowledgeable people: Not Child's Play - The teddy-bear intifada.
Posted by Abdul at December 3, 2007 5:42 AM
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