November 28, 2007

Teacher still awaits fate in Sudan

A teacher from Liverpool, who has been working in the Sudan, has been waiting in police custody while the authorities decide her fate, which could be as bad as receiving forty lashes.

Her crime was to call a seven year old child’s toy teddy bear Muhammad, the same name as the Prophet of Islam and because of this it is considered to be blasphemy. The incident happened in the school where she was working.

This is matter that could affect the many people who work abroad, they should be careful to take into consideration the religious and sensitive matters that can come about in simple day to day activity.

Source [Fox News]