Re: The Religion of Peace At It Again

On Nov 30, 7:33 am, Me <BabaOhRea...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Muslims, once again showing why they're such a terribly misunderstood
people. Poor wittle muslims.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314111,00.html

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and
knives, protested Friday outside the presidential palace in Khartoum,
demanding the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting
Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad.

The protesters streamed out of mosques after Friday sermons, as pick-
up trucks with loudspeakers blared messages against Gillian Gibbons,
the teacher who was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and
deportation.

They massed in central Martyrs Square, outside the palace, where
hundreds of riot police were deployed, though they did not attempt to
disrupt the rally. "Shame, shame on the U.K.," protesters chanted, and
they called for Gibbons' execution, saying, "No tolerance: Execution,"
and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad."

The women's prison where Gibbons is being held is far from the site.
Unity High School, which is closer by in central Khartoum, is under
heavy security protection.

The protest arose despite vows by Sudanese security officials the day
before, during Gibbons' trial, that threatened demonstrations after
Friday prayers would not take place. Some of the protesters carried
green banners with the name of the Society for Support of the Prophet
Muhammad, a previously unknown group.

Wait and See? Some of the protesters, who an Associated Press reporter
at the scene said numbered as many as 10,000, carried clubs, knives
and axes -- but not automatic weapons, which some have carried at past
government-condoned demonstrations, suggesting Friday's rally was not
organized by the government.

During Friday sermons, the Muslim cleric at Khartoum's main Martyrs
Mosque denounced Gibbons, saying she intentionally insulted Islam but
he did not call for protests.

"Imprisoning this lady does not satisfy the thirst of Muslims in
Sudan. But we welcome imprisonment and expulsion," the cleric, Abdul-
Jalil Nazeer al-Karouri, a well-known hard-liner, told worshippers.

"This is an arrogant woman who came to our country, cashing her salary
in dollars, teaching our children hatred of our Prophet Muhammad," he
said.

Hard-line clerics who hold considerable influence with Sudan's Islamic
government, have sought to whip up public anger over the Gibbons'
case, calling her actions part of a Western plot to damage Islam.

The conviction of Gibbons was seen as an attempt by the government to
appease hard-liners, while trying to avert British anger by giving a
relatively light sentence. Gibbons could have received up to 40
lashes, six months in prison and a fine if convicted on the heavier
charge of inciting religious hatred.

Still, Britons expressed shock over the conviction. The Foreign Office
said it was "extremely disappointed" and Prime Minister Gordon Brown
spoke with a member of Gibbons' family to convey his regret, his
spokeswoman said.

"He set out his concern and the fact that we were doing all we could
to secure her release," spokeswoman Emily Hands told reporters.

The case began with a classroom project on animals in September at the
private school, which has 750 students from elementary to high school
levels, most from wealthy Sudanese Muslim families.

Gibbons had one of her 7-year-old students bring in a teddy bear, then
asked the class to name it and they chose the name Muhammad.

Each student then took the teddy bear home to write a diary entry
about it, and the entries were compiled into a book with the bear's
picture on the cover, titled "My Name is Muhammad," Boulos said.

But an office assistant at the school, Sara Khawad, complained to the
Ministry of Education that Gibbons had insulted the prophet. On
Thursday, Gibbons' top defense lawyer, Kamal Djizouri, raised the
complaint out of a grudge with the school's administration.

Thanks for the link. The NY Post reported that one of her attorneys
received death threats for defending her and now carries a gun.

The sooner she gets out of there the better.

This is the same country where the Arab/Muslims have been
slaughtering, raping and pillaging the Christian and pagan population
resulting in places like Dafur.

Yes, those poor Sudanese Arabs are just misunderstood. :-(
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