Teddy Bear Named Muhammad

Re British Teacher Charged in Sudan by Jeffrey Gettleman in today's NY Times:

Quote from the article:

"The Sudanese government decided on Wednesday to charge a British primary school teacher with blasphemy, inciting hatred and insulting Islam after she allowed her 7-year-old students to name a class teddy bear Muhammad.

"If found guilty, the teacher, Gillian Gibbons, who taught at one of Sudan’s most exclusive private schools, could be sentenced to 6 months in jail and 40 lashes.

"“She will be brought in front of a judge and now she must prove her innocence,” said Rabie A. Atti, a Sudanese government spokesman."

Of course, this is a great example of how barbaric and backward Islamic countries are.

It also makes me wonder why westerners waste their time trying to teach such stupid people. I would prefer it if we minded our own business, and let Muslims stay in the Middle Ages, and stay stupid.