Mrs Gibbons, who described herself as "just an ordinary teacher", said she did not want to put anyone off going to Sudan....
yeah right .. well thats ok then..
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20071204/twl-sudan-teddy-row-teacher-gillian-gibb-3fd0ae9.html
Or was she trying to show she was in 'good spirits' by cracking a joke...
or maybe the media really hammed it up a bit... can't believe anything nowadays... spin city!!!
2007-12-03 21:44:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I believe her to be genuine, I was pleased to hear what she had to say and I am glad she is back safe and sound. I also feel some thanks should be directed towards to the two British Peers, of Muslim faith, who spoke on her behalf in Sudan - a good job well done.
2007-12-03 23:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am wondering if there are other U.K. teachers at the same school and how they feel about the whole episode.
And if there are interestingly they still remain, why. Are they at risk now from "trumped up charges"? or is that Gillian made a genuine mistake, but because of the difference in the culture the Sudanese took extreme offence, but through Diplomatic efforts the whole matter was a "storm in a teacup".
2007-12-04 06:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by shafter 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think she just genuinely cared about her job and the children and is sad to leave them. Not all people end up bitter and twisted after a bad experience but I agree she must have the patience and manners of a saint. Then again if she did say anything "nasty" about the Sudanese muslims then what would the repurcussions be in this country? A bomb through the letterbox perhaps?!
2007-12-04 06:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What a load of shite it is doc, my 7 year old had a baby doll called Jesus for a few years (she was going through a religious phase), anyway I didn't get the jail or even get threatened with a fine, it's political correctness gone mad, MAD I tell you MAD!
Obviously Mrs Gibbons is mad as well if she thinks she's doing the Sudanese tourist industry any favours! PMSL
Well done to the two guys who got her out!
I wonder if the little boy called Mohammed who the teddy was named after's parents got the jail for calling their kid Mohammed????? Just a thought, lol
2007-12-04 09:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think she was having a lovely time until this incident with the bear.
What has pleased me throughout this stupidity is how the British Muslim community has stood up and publicly said that this was totally out of line. hopefully relations with our own countrymen with improve because of this and a few rifts will be healed.
2007-12-04 09:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Think you'll find that the political machine have recommended a few "rehearsed speeches" so that it reduces the tensions between the two countries and the different cultures that have been stirred up.
You got to remember it was two British Muslims who went out to a country full of very angry extreme Muslims to get her back.
It was a carefully thought out speech
2007-12-04 05:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by helenateverquest 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think anyone who goes out to work in places such as this are to be admired as it is fraught with danger and so therefore must be a vocation.
I think she has meant what she said however I would imagine 100% happy to get back home to safety of her home and family.
2007-12-04 07:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by momof3 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
She meant what she said. Leaving home & hearth to go teach in a foreign land takes not only courage & committment but also a whole lot of love. Regardless of the way she was treated by the Sudanese people, she obviously still loves the land. Hats off to her!
2007-12-04 05:53:00 · answer #8 · answered by Faith 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Maybe she didn't want to give any excuse for anyone in power to change their minds and not let her out of the country after all!
2007-12-04 05:54:29 · answer #9 · answered by Helen M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just leave the Teddy's at home hey?
2007-12-04 08:55:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋