It looks like the populous of Sudan wants the teacher's head. Is the UK government doing enough to protect it's citizens?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_af/sudan_british_teacher;_ylt=AoMy0tYpdDKign.unXZ1mMCs0NUE
2007-11-30 01:25:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Its mad how different the european countries are compared to further afield.. this is madness... surely they cant want the lady dead. She did no worong she is only trying to help innocent kids..
This whole world has gone mad...
2007-11-30 01:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She is being sent home by the Sudaneese government.
If you're going to moan about that, you might want to do the same about the substitute teacher in the US whom was convicted and is now serving a life sentence for "allowing" the kids in her grade school class to access porn sites...despite the fact that she had no possible clue about the fact that the school board in the area had let their subscriptions lapse, so the school's computers were no longer able to prevent people from accessing said sites. The evidence was disallowed at trial.
2007-11-30 01:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that it involves religion, disrespecting religion is a hard thing to tackle against. In the non muslim society it may seem obsurd to even think about beheaded, but in certain eastern countries there is so much suppression and fear in people that they themselves are prohibited in free will. Remember Saddam who stopped the people doing pretty much anything against the government.
When entering Sudan, she should of understood culture and how actions could have severe consequences. It is disrespecting one of the largest religions in the world.
In my opinion, I think she should be released, we in the world have much to learn of other peoples way of life and society, if the people of Sudan want to be viewed as righteous people then they should understand it was, and I quote a "minor cultural faux pas". No one should be shot for a misunderstanding, it was human error and lack of knowledge.
The Uk government should be there to support her and build bridges to understand their culture, prove to the world that the UK is multicultural and has integrated much of the muslim culture into british society. Use this as a tool to prove to the world that UK understands the gap and distance.
For once I think the UK newspapers should stop printing anti-muslim news, I for one blame the hate culture on the news writers. Yes there are extremists and yes they might do things that we disagree with, but for once stop setting the world to blame them for everything. In the UK we have gangs, and murderers, rapists and drug lords. We have power hungry people, corrupt government in some sense and wars with nations because of our allies. UK is not innocent and neither is Sudan.
2007-11-30 01:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by dowsann 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well. she did let the kids name the teddy bear muhammad. and that's the founder of Islam and considered to be the last prophet of god.
i dont agree with the extreme rection, but sheesh. why would you allow that? we know what the situation is in terms of religious extremism. so why step on toes?
she did a stupid thing. now she's paying the price. and considering she's only getting 15 days in prison instead of 40 lashes, i think she's getting a good deal.
as i say i dont agree with the extreme and violent reaction, but as we all know, our actions have consequences and being in sudan she should know what the name muhammad means.
and frankly i dont know that the UK gov't is able to do much more than what they are doing....why jeapordize the woman's life if you know she's only in jail for 15 days and then coming home?
2007-11-30 01:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Fission Chips 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
government released the instructor because of the fact they mentioned, the Teddy undergo wasn't named after the prophet Mohammad yet after between the scholars whose call became into Mohammad. and you say Muslims have not any experience of humor??? LOL
2016-10-18 09:44:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really, really don't get it!
Nobody complained when the Americans named their moon missions after the mythological character Apollo.
Nobody complains that some of the days of the week (in English) are named after the mythological characters Tir, Odin, Thor, Freya and Saturn. (In other European languages, the days of the week are named after corresponding characters in the local mythology).
So why are the Sudanese complaining when someone names a teddy bear after a character from mythology?
And if they have a *right* to complain about someone calling a teddy bear "Mohammed", does that give me a right to complain about the kids who referred to my dog as "the Big Bad Wolf", a character from a fairy tale?
2007-11-30 01:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by sparky_dy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like half of England is ran by muslims and they should not support this, i am appalled that it has gone as far as execution being mentioned. I have seen trials in their country before, and they were lawful and fair, but as it is a english person in their country it is going to cause hell. we should close our borders now and stop letting other countries take over our own!
2007-11-30 01:31:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has been insufficient and weak because the Government are wrapped up in the donor controversy at the moment, but the world doesn't stand still for their childish in-fighting and blame-dodging.
2007-11-30 01:33:19 · answer #8 · answered by happy wife and mum 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh ! well it's the teacher's fault she has no right insulting the "teddy" that's so sad.
-- a teddy lawyer
2007-11-30 01:30:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a storm in a "picnic in the woods".
2007-11-30 01:31:04 · answer #10 · answered by SAPPER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋