It's really sad when a seven-year-old has to stand up and defend the absurdity of a radical religion. The Sudanese student, Mohammad, defended his British teacher who has been accused of insulting Islam after naming a class teddy bear Mohammad.
The boy said, "The teacher asked me what I wanted to call the teddy ... I said Mohammad. I named it after my name." He says he wasn't thinking of Islam's Prophet when he suggested the name, and he says that most of the class agreed with his suggestion.
The boy also adds that the teacher, Gillian Gibbons (54 years old) was "very nice" and said he would be upset if she didn't come back to teach. The boy also said that Gibbons never discussed religion with the class nor did she mention the Prophet Muhammad.
Just a reminder, the punishment for this British teacher is 40 lashes and six months in prison or a fine.
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AutumRover looking a meadow, Louth Ireland883 posts
~~~It's soooo sad. I fell so sorry for that sweet little boy (just think of what he and his family risked by standing up for his teacher) he will feel so guilty. And the teacher will suffer so much for just trying to share love, respect & knowledge. JMO
RobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK4,553 posts
The story made thenews yesterday in uk, and guess what i haven't seen any protests yet!!
There's a political group, a pressure group here that say human rights this, human rights that, and in the end the media just all row and do the politically collect thing.
Meantime, back in the real world......some poor sod always gets shafted.
Far be it for justice to get in the way.....when a political correctness subject spring forth.
believe me, there's outcry but what's 40 lashes compared to millions of gallons of oil? she'll recover.........would the british economy? seems that's all our governments are interested in these days. the government is loathe to put diplomatic relations on the line over this.
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The boy said, "The teacher asked me what I wanted to call the teddy ... I said Mohammad. I named it after my name." He says he wasn't thinking of Islam's Prophet when he suggested the name, and he says that most of the class agreed with his suggestion.
The boy also adds that the teacher, Gillian Gibbons (54 years old) was "very nice" and said he would be upset if she didn't come back to teach. The boy also said that Gibbons never discussed religion with the class nor did she mention the Prophet Muhammad.
Just a reminder, the punishment for this British teacher is 40 lashes and six months in prison or a fine.
Just another chapter in the story of the wonderful, serene, peaceful, loving, gentle, embracing (STOP)
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