British teacher in Islam teddy row found guilty

British teacher Gillian Gibbons was tonight found guilty of inciting hatred after she let her Sudan school pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed.

British teacher in Islam teddy row found guilty

British teacher Gillian Gibbons was tonight found guilty of inciting hatred after she let her Sudan school pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed.

The 54-year-old mother of two from Liverpool escaped a possible sentence of 40 lashes but was given 15 days in jail and ordered to be deported by the court in Khartoum.

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