'Muhammad' teddy teacher arrested

Such animals. A Western woman goes to the Sudan, one of the vilest places on earth to help the children there and she is arrested, threatened with imprisonment and being lashed for her efforts.
FROM ATLASSHRUGS:
Muhammad teddy bear teacher arrested... Lashes? It is impossible to know one can or can't do. This is a fookin nightmare. Impossible to know what's next. But it is increasingly clear that the mere existence of infidels and non-believers are an "insult to the prophet Moe." The children named the teddy btw, hey came up with eight names including Abdullah, Hassan and Muhammad. The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, is described as "a talented and able teacher. "
'Muhammad' teddy teacher arrested
BBC hat tip Rutt
A British schoolteacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam's Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Colleagues of Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, said she made an "innocent mistake" by letting the six and seven-year-olds choose the name.
Ms Gibbons was arrested after several parents made complaints.
The BBC has learned the charge could lead to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine.
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Officials from the British embassy in Khartoum are expected to visit Ms Gibbons in custody later.
"We are in contact with the authorities here and they have visited the teacher and she is in a good condition," an embassy spokesman said.
The spokesman said the naming of the teddy happened months ago and was chosen by the children because it is a common name in the country.
"This happened in September and the parents did not have a problem with it," he said.
'Very sensitive'
The school has been closed until January for fear of reprisals.
Fellow teachers at Khartoum's Unity High School told Reuters news agency they feared for Ms Gibbons' safety after receiving reports that men had started gathering outside the police station where she was being held.
The school's director, Robert Boulos, said: "This is a very sensitive issue. We are very worried about her safety.
"This was a completely innocent mistake. Miss Gibbons would have never wanted to insult Islam."
Mr Boulos said Ms Gibbons was following a British national curriculum course designed to teach young pupils about animals and this year's topic was the bear.
Ms Gibbons, who joined the school in August, asked a seven-year-old girl to bring in her teddy bear and asked the class to pick names for it, he said.