The first irony here being that teddy bears convey images of soft and cuddly. Naming it, pardon me, allowing a student to name it “Muhammad” is simply not acceptable under Sharia.

A British school teacher 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.

Remember: Choice is bad.

Ms Gibbons was arrested after several parents made complaints.

A spokesman from the British Embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, said it was unclear whether she had been charged.

Embassy officials 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.

Riiiiiight. Part of the British curriculum was teaching about animals. This lesson was about bears. So, Ms Gibbons brought the teddy bear to class, asking the young children to come up with some names for it. She then explained voting and 20 of 23 children chose “Muhammed”. The children were able to take the bear home, writing in a diary what they did with it for their week. It was compiled in a book called “My Name is Muhammad”.

Her punishment for this kind, educational gesture?

The BBC’s correspondent Amber Henshaw said Ms Gibbons’ punishment could be up to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine.

Her crime was apparently allowing children to choose their teddy bear’s name. Lovely.

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