British teacher gets prison time in Sudan for insulting Muslim faith
The Associated Press
11/30/07

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese court convicted a British teacher Thursday of insulting Islam for letting her students name a teddy bear Mohammed. The court sentenced her to 15 days in prison, avoiding a heavier punishment of 40 lashes.

The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, 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 rest