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flyer · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 539 Location: Sapporo Japan

how mature is Sudan?

grow up!

QatarChic · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 445 Location: Qatar

Disgusting. You can let them know how you feel. I have.

http://sudan-embassy.co.uk/en/component/option,com_contact/ampItemid,3/

Dedicated · Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK

It seems there was no intention to offend Islamic sensibilities or defame the honour and name of the prophet Mohammed.

It was the children who named the bear!

basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

Does anyone seriously think this is all about religious naivity ? Surely, it's all political. The UK has political issues with Sudan. I think this is just telling UK politicians "Don't fack with us !", however absurd it all is.
best
basil

soapdodger · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 203

Yes Sudan has issues with Britain having been a colony. One of the funniest t-shirts I've ever seen was being worn by an aid worker I saw there. It said " VSO - The Empire Strikes Back!"

QatarChic · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 445 Location: Qatar

Bottom line is this. One Brit makes a naive mistake and is punished very harshly. Two Brits leave their children unattended and become international celebrities.

We live in a crazy world.

crewmeal · Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 16 Location: UK

When I was 6 my Mum bought me a gollywog and called I called it Bertie. That didn't insult any religious group. Infact she saved up the labels off a Company's jar of marmalade and I got a free metal golliwog badge.

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/golliwog/

Infact back in those days no one ever took offense and if my memory serves me correctly didn't Agatha Christie write a novel entitled 'Ten little *beep*'?

soapdodger · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 203

Stupid injustices happen everywhere. Brits and Americans would do well to look at what goes on at home. All the noise is because it's MUSLIMS. A teacher gets a short sentence for something daft, world outcry - Israeli soldiers shoot a TV journalist dead and say "Do we care?" not a sound.

SocratesSon2 · Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 134

Yeah but nobody like TV journalists.

jwbhomer · Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Over a teddy bear. The Danish cartoon uproar was one thing, but this is ridiculous now.

coffeedrinker · Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 149

That's pretty disturbing.

I think in a time like today when there are very real issues going on - ones that do merit some sort of response (in the form of debate or something, as opposed to lashes or executions) - so many people would take this one to such an extreme level. It's hard to see how it helps any cause for so many people to react like this.

*edit* in case it's not clear, I am in fact referring to the calls for execution and protests as disturbing...the fact that I don't think a whole "culture" (ie "these countries" generally or however it is phrased) should be judged by an extreme event doesn't mean I am wholly lacking any sense.

Pollux · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Location: PL

I think she should receive 40 lashes.

Having said that I think we should think twice where we are willing to live and work. I always wonder what teachers talk about in their classes in these muslim countries. Family? Shopping? Weather?

coffeedrinker · Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 149

Just so it gets said, I have worked with a large number of Muslim students who talk about whatever. Not in Sudan obviously.

tedkarma · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

For people who think this isn't a real problem, there are now calls for her execution.

From:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_af/sudan_british_teacher