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Sudan teddy bear teacher heading home after pardon

6:20pm Monday 3rd December 2007

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BRITISH teacher Gillian Gibbons was tonight flying home to Britain after more than a week in Sudanese custody.

After speaking to the 54-year-old mother-of-two this afternoon, Foreign Secretary David Miliband welcomed president Omar al-Bashir's decision to officially pardon her today.

Mrs Gibbons was finally released into the care of the British embassy after being jailed for insulting Islam.

The dramatic move came after 48 hours of difficult negotiations between British parliamentarians Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and Baroness Warsi with officials in Khartoum.

Mr Miliband said he had spoken to Lord Ahmed and Mrs Gibbons within the last hour.

"She is in remarkably good spirits," Mr Miliband told reporters.

"She was a little overwhelmed by the amount of coverage she understood this case had received and proud of the way her family had stood up over the last week."

Mr Miliband said he wanted to thank the many diplomatic and consular staff who had helped secure her release.

Mr Miliband said UK opinion had "spanned all religions in wanting a common-sense solution to this case".

"In that context I am happy to welcome the intervention of President Bashir which has brought common-sense to bear and ensured that the welfare of Mrs Gibbons is going to be secured by her early return to the United Kingdom."

Mrs Gibbons, of Aigburth, Liverpool, was sentenced to 15 days in jail and faced deportation for allowing her class of seven-year-olds to call a class teddy bear Mohammed.

Mr Miliband said that Mrs Gibbons had displayed remarkable "steadfastness and good cheer" throughout her ordeal.

"I did say to her that it must have been very tough over the last week and she did say 'Well, it was prison but it wasn't too bad a prison' or words to that effect," he said.

"She has shown very good British grit in very difficult circumstances but I know that the most important thing for her is to get home as soon as possible and return to her family."

Mr Miliband said he hoped that people in Sudan had realised common-sense needed to prevail.

"Gillian Gibbons is a dedicated teacher who wanted to contribute something to the country of Sudan who certainly has been at worst guilty of an innocent misunderstanding and certainly intended no offence," he said.


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Nice, says...
8:34am Mon 3 Dec 07

How very civilised and kind of them!

Now they just need to sort out Darfur

hmm, says...
8:37am Mon 3 Dec 07

Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me

Gnnnnn, says...
8:44am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
Yes of course jailing someone for calling a teddy bear the wrong thing is perfectly justified and just down to cultural differences which the likes of you and I could not possibly understand.

an, southampton says...
9:30am Mon 3 Dec 07

its about B###y time

Get real, Hythe says...
9:51am Mon 3 Dec 07

I think we have played into the hands of the Sudanese by blowing this out of all proportion. Let the stupid woman serve her time, melt back into anonymity and learn from the experience. Perhaps in future she'll read up on the customs of the country she is working in.

InThe Know, soton says...
10:19am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
Shut up you stupid bitter fool...GET A LIFE SAD-SACK.Every time you add a comment on this site it is to DIS or UPSET,,,Go & do a crossword puzzle instead. MUPPET

SPLINTERS, teddy bear factory says...
10:24am Mon 3 Dec 07

Does this mean that when a muslim calls their child an english name in england we can send them to prison

George, says...
10:44am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
Be nice if everyone the world over did that, eh

Lynda, Southampton says...
10:46am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
So you know all the rules and customs of every country you visit then..?

Banker, says...
10:47am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country, your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule, now, is it?

George, says...
10:48am Mon 3 Dec 07

SPLINTERS wrote:
Does this mean that when a muslim calls their child an english name in england we can send them to prison
Nope. It means we'll apologise for being British, and bow to their wishes. Like we always do. Wouldn't want to offend anyone, now, would we?

Lily, Eastleigh says...
10:48am Mon 3 Dec 07

Im happy the teacher is ok and freed, but what about Teddy is he ok? has he been pardoned as well, im very concerned, Please could the echo check on the welfare of the little bear concerned

hmm, says...
10:50am Mon 3 Dec 07

Banker wrote:
hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country, your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule, now, is it?
Well anyone with a half decent understanding of the world would know this piece of common sense, if not the should of remembered what happenend last year when a French News paper published a certain cartoon character

Anony-Moose, says...
11:00am Mon 3 Dec 07

Before you go jumping to the defence of this woman.

Know the facts.

She wasn't there for a holiday.

She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved herself in.

Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have probably been acceptable.

But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life there.

Be reasonable people, don't just be British.

Big Boy, Hythe says...
11:02am Mon 3 Dec 07

Islam didn't do itself any favors with this debacle. The teacher is not showing much sense when she says that she would go back there! The media blew it out of all proportion & now we have fools on this comment board pandering to the Moslems prejudices. Give me strength!

hmm, says...
11:03am Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
Before you go jumping to the defence of this woman.

Know the facts.

She wasn't there for a holiday.

She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved herself in.

Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have probably been acceptable.

But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life there.

Be reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take on board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont understand it

Banker, says...
11:07am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Banker wrote:
hmm wrote: Why
If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits
me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country,
your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of
the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet
Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after
said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule,
now, is it?
Well anyone with a half decent understanding of the
world would know this piece of common sense, if not the should of
remembered what happenend last year when a French News paper published
a certain cartoon character
So if any culture chooses to arbitrarily make something minor and trivial a crime punishable by death, the rest of the world simply has to accept that? Interesting idea. Well, when the UK Muslim community as a whole decides to abandon their own laws and abide by ours in every respect, I'll be more than happy to consider this

George, says...
11:10am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Before you go jumping to the
defence of this woman.
Know the facts.
She wasn't there for a holiday.
She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and
learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved
herself in.
Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have
probably been acceptable.
But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life
there.
Be reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take
on board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't
agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont
understand it
Why is only the UK that is obliged to be understanding of other cultures?

hmm, says...
11:10am Mon 3 Dec 07

Banker wrote:
hmm wrote:
Banker wrote:
hmm wrote: Why
If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits
me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country,
your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of
the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet
Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after
said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule,
now, is it?
Well anyone with a half decent understanding of the
world would know this piece of common sense, if not the should of
remembered what happenend last year when a French News paper published
a certain cartoon character
So if any culture chooses to arbitrarily make something minor and trivial a crime punishable by death, the rest of the world simply has to accept that? Interesting idea. Well, when the UK Muslim community as a whole decides to abandon their own laws and abide by ours in every respect, I'll be more than happy to consider this
I didnt suggest that, I said you don't goto work in another country and expect to be above the law.


Gozza, Southampton says...
11:10am Mon 3 Dec 07

Islam didn't do itself any favors with this debacle.


For what it's worth, the Muslims I work with are disgusted at what happened and don't think this has anything to do with Islam.

It would be fairer to say "A small number of extremists have handed the BNP and other white supremacists a golden opportunity to criticise Islam".

Bemused, says...
11:11am Mon 3 Dec 07

No problem abiding by the laws and customs of other counties. As long as they do the same when visiting England.

hmm, says...
11:11am Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
hmm wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Before you go jumping to the
defence of this woman.
Know the facts.
She wasn't there for a holiday.
She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and
learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved
herself in.
Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have
probably been acceptable.
But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life
there.
Be reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take
on board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't
agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont
understand it
Why is only the UK that is obliged to be understanding of other cultures?
Pillock

Anony-Moose, says...
11:15am Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
hmm wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Before you go jumping to the defence of this woman. Know the facts. She wasn't there for a holiday. She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved herself in. Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have probably been acceptable. But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life there. Be reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take on board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont understand it
Why is only the UK that is obliged to be understanding of other cultures?
Because thats what this country is all about.

Thats what makes British people British. And thats one of the good things about being British.

But that doesn't make us above another country's laws.

George, says...
11:16am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
George wrote:
hmm wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Before you go jumping to the
defence of this woman.
Know the facts.
She wasn't there for a holiday.
She was working, and for that reason alone you would expect to read and
learn a little bit of the culture and society that she has involved
herself in.
Yes - i'd agree that if the was a touristand not knowing would have
probably been acceptable.
But not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life
there.
Be reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take
on board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't
agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont
understand it
Why is only the UK that is obliged to be understanding of other cultures?
Pillock
Ad hominem? Name-calling? Really? I always thought you were above such nonsense. Ah well, thanks for the heads-up regarding your true colours. I apologise unreservedly for mistaking you for a reasonable - if slightly disagreeable - person.

Lesson learned, says...
11:17am Mon 3 Dec 07

Lesson for today:- Don't go to countries ruled or controlled by religeous bigots and expect reasonable or fair behaviour.
"Their way of doing things" may not match your expectations of civilised behaviour, or give any kind of allowance when there is a minor infraction of the letter of the law by a foreigner.

Or, if you do live there and have a half-decent job, look out for someone trying to stitch you up so that his cousin can take over your paid position.

George, says...
11:20am Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
hmm wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote:
Before you go jumping to the defence of this woman. Know the facts. She
wasn't there for a holiday. She was working, and for that reason alone
you would expect to read and learn a little bit of the culture and
society that she has involved herself in. Yes - i'd agree that if the
was a touristand not knowing would have probably been acceptable. But
not on the grounds that she's chosen to live part of her life there. Be
reasonable people, don't just be British.
Wise words, take on
board what this person says and dont discount it because it does't
agree with what you think is correct by UK standards or you just dont
understand it
Why is only the UK that is obliged to be
understanding of other cultures?
Because thats what this
country is all about.
Thats what makes British people British. And thats one of the good
things about being British.
But that doesn't make us above another country's laws.
You don't agree that crying for the execution of a human being for simply naming a teddy bear is somehow 'wrong'? Remember, this is nothing to do with the Islam faith, it's an arbitrary law made up by Sudan

Robert, Regent's Park, So'ton says...
11:40am Mon 3 Dec 07

You must remember that this woman's innocuous action was just a symbol that has been seized upon eagerly by some of the most paranoid people in the world.

And if you don't understand what has cultivated this paranoia in the Sudanese government and in vast numbers of the world's Muslims, think carefully about the deeds and words of the western "civilisations" - yes, it's the usual culprits.

Andy, Locks Heath says...
11:45am Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
And what rules are they? Where in the Quran does it say anything about who can and cannot be called Mohammed? To save you looking it up, it doesn't. This is just Anti Western hatred given an outlet, you won't find it written in any statute book governing what you can and cannot do. I'm a bit dubious about the motives of christian groups teaching moslem children but I'm not stupid enough to assume that somehow a clear tenet of sharia law has been broken. Most of what "offends" muslems comes not from the Quran, but from custom, culture and the racist hatred of those seeking power by manipulating religious sensibilities. Luckily for these clerics there are still those in the west like Hmm who aren;t aware of this.

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
12:02pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Once again, it seems that their is real problem with education - people who go to Islamic countries, or communities in the UK need to be properly trained so that they do not cause offence.

Events like this do nothing to help break down the myths behind Islam, from the comments on this site people clearly do not understand the significance of such blasphemy to the more devout of us.

Sadaf is aTroll, says...
12:07pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Warning: Sadaf is a troll. Read the name outloud ".. off back home".

I think he's one of Elaine's friends.

George, says...
12:08pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Once again, it seems that their is real problem with education - people
who go to Islamic countries, or communities in the UK need to be
properly trained so that they do not cause offence.
Events like this do nothing to help break down the myths behind Islam,
from the comments on this site people clearly do not understand the
significance of such blasphemy to the more devout of us.
Genuine question: What is the significance? Why is naming a teddy bear after the prophet offensive, but naming ones self is not? Is it because it's an animal? I saw a member of the Muslim Council of GB the other day mention that they sell a teddy bear called Adam, who was also a prophet. What's the difference? Remember, I'm genuinely asking, not trying to provoke!

mjd, winch says...
12:09pm Mon 3 Dec 07

No way Sadaf!! I dont see many people coming to this country taking the time to learn the intricacies of our culture. Now we have not got a culture at all. Down with multiculturism, down with religion. Without these two abominations, life would be alot easier.

George, says...
12:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf is aTroll wrote:
Warning: Sadaf is a troll. Read the name outloud ".. off back home".

I think he's one of Elaine's friends.
Lol well spotted. Even if he is a troll, though, he raises an interesting point about our lack of understanding

Shoon, says...
12:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Religion.

What a silly thing.

whonamedtheteddy?, says...
12:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

One thing......the kids named the teddy not her..........
I agree when everyone coming into the UK follows UK laws and lives their lives like UK citizens and doesn't expect a little version of the country they left for whatever reason then and only then can they expect us to allow such stupid cases.
We allowed them to live in the UK as their own countries didn't offer something that they wanted.....usually freedom......

Anon, says...
12:28pm Mon 3 Dec 07

It's lucky that the Islamic teddy bear wasn't called Max Factor as that guarantees longer lashes.

sonlyme, teddy bear factory says...
12:33pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Bemused wrote:
No problem abiding by the laws and customs of other counties. As long as they do the same when visiting England.
Yeah like thats likely to happen??

Cynical Syd, says...
12:37pm Mon 3 Dec 07

What say we start hacking the hands off Muslim thieves we catch in this country? Make 'em feel nice and at home

SONLY ME, teddy bear factory says...
12:38pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Ban religion

Libertarian, Winchester says...
12:40pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sudan didn't make any friends over all this fuss.

tim, brighton says...
12:43pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I dont want to sound cruel but i think she should of had the 40 lashes. I think it's despicable to call a teddy bear names...

united front, soton says...
12:44pm Mon 3 Dec 07

POLITICS AND PROPAGANDA MADE THIS STORY, ANOTHER EXCUSE TO HATE WESTERN SOCIETY. IM SURE IT MADE IT THAT LITTLE BIT EASIER TO HATE HER AS THE FACT SHE WAS BRITISH, IF PEOPLE DENY SOMETHING SO OBVIOUS , ONE WORD .IGGNORANT.

Joe, Fawley says...
12:48pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I see a few here say she should of known the customs. Sorry but naming of a teddy bear does not fit the remit of naming a teddy bear. The hard line Islamic extremists are not a culture or a custom , they are a culture of tyranny t of persecution .

Lets say if the naming of a teddy was against the custom. The children never knew that and don't you think the wanting of an execution is a little bit disproportionate to the crime, if you can call it a crime .

Life is cheap there, people go prey on a Friday then chant death straight afterwards. If anyone is insulting Islam its these people that take their religious bigotry and intolerance to the level of wanting death for such a trivial thing.

The Muslim world must be very embarrassed at this latest shenagins.

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
1:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

mjd wrote:
No way Sadaf!! I dont see many people coming to this country taking the time to learn the intricacies of our culture. Now we have not got a culture at all. Down with multiculturism, down with religion. Without these two abominations, life would be alot easier.
You have an 'interesting' take on life my small minded friend. Do you have a shaven head and tattoos by any chance ?

Steve, Bitterne says...
1:11pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Islam is a nasty vile, tribal religion born of hatred of all others, Find a Muslim and you will find trouble. And before you start saying i am a racialist i have worked in the middle on many occations. As soon as the oil runs out the Arabs will turn on each other

P. Dent, says...
1:15pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Steve, don't beat yourself up............you're neither a Racialist or linguist !

Michaelangelo, says...
1:18pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
mjd wrote: No way Sadaf!! I dont see many people
coming to this country taking the time to learn the intricacies of our
culture. Now we have not got a culture at all. Down with
multiculturism, down with religion. Without these two abominations,
life would be alot easier.
You have an 'interesting' take on
life my small minded friend. Do you have a shaven head and tattoos by
any chance ?
Why is it small minded to not want to be constantly obliged to integrate with new cultures? Your attempt at discrediting him has failed, one cannot just say "either you embrace multiculturalism whenever told to, or you're a vile racist thug". Idiot

Peter, Southampton says...
1:20pm Mon 3 Dec 07

hmm wrote:
Banker wrote:
hmm wrote:
Why

If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country, your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule, now, is it?
Well anyone with a half decent understanding of the world would know this piece of common sense, if not the should of remembered what happenend last year when a French News paper published a certain cartoon character
In the state of Virginia, it is illegal to tickle women. Of course you already knew this because it's commen sense, isn't it?

Dubya, says...
1:20pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Steve wrote:
Islam is a nasty vile, tribal religion born of hatred of all others,
Find a Muslim and you will find trouble. And before you start saying i
am a racialist i have worked in the middle on many occations. As soon
as the oil runs out the Arabs will turn on each other
Whereas the West didn't bother waiting for it to actually run out

George, says...
1:21pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Peter wrote:
hmm wrote:
Banker wrote:
hmm wrote: Why
If I goto another country i play by their rules, not just when it suits
me
You're telling me that whenever you visit another country,
your first action is to study every single last letter of the law of
the land? The qu'ran doesn't prohibit naming toys after the prophet
Muhammad, and since many Muslims name themselves after
said prophet as a tribute, it isn't really a particularly obvious rule,
now, is it?
Well anyone with a half decent understanding of the
world would know this piece of common sense, if not the should of
remembered what happenend last year when a French News paper published
a certain cartoon character
In the state of Virginia, it is
illegal to tickle women. Of course you already knew this because it's
commen sense, isn't it?
In some parts of the UK, it's legal to kill Welshmen

united front, soton says...
1:25pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
mjd wrote: No way Sadaf!! I dont see many people coming to this country taking the time to learn the intricacies of our culture. Now we have not got a culture at all. Down with multiculturism, down with religion. Without these two abominations, life would be alot easier.
You have an 'interesting' take on life my small minded friend. Do you have a shaven head and tattoos by any chance ?
Intresting take on life? small minded? didnt they want to kill a human being for naming a teddy bear?! the only small minded thing here are the people who stick up for the lunatics on a a power trip!.... Lets cause greif because people are too scared to say what they really feel. Jog On and stop wasting what sad little lives you have . If this is racist ,so be it, cant be arsed to hide my feelings over something as ridiculous as this.

Jon, Winchester says...
1:32pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal?

I await with interest.

Peter, Southampton says...
1:38pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn\'t been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I await with interest.
I wonder if those disapointed know what the Koran is

Bible Bill, says...
1:41pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Peter wrote:
Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn\'t been executed
can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract
from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I
await with interest.
I wonder if those disapointed know what
the Koran is
It's a book that, despite being chock-full of contradictory material and creed, is the basis for an entire faith. Sound familiar?

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
1:46pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal?

I await with interest.
.......and in this fine country you think it is acceptable to :-

1) Lock up your elders when they cannot afford to pay council tax.
2) Allow your children to drink to excess.
3) Lampoon and disrespect your ruling family.
4) Allow child abusers to re-enter society.

....and you still say that Islam is 'in the dark ages' ?

Anony-Moose, says...
1:47pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I await with interest.
Whose saying they are disappointed?

I certainly don't want this women executed for her crime.

I'm just saying that if she should choose to work in a culture very different from ours she should have learnt a few of their customs.

But i'm glad she's coming back to the UK, she can name her teddy bears anything she likes now.

George, says...
1:50pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Jon wrote: I wonder if those disappointed that this
teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us)
point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that
made her actions illegal?
I await with interest.
.......and in this fine country you
think it is acceptable to :-
1) Lock up your elders when they cannot afford to pay council tax.
2) Allow your children to drink to excess.
3) Lampoon and disrespect your ruling family.
4) Allow child abusers to re-enter society.
....and you still say that Islam is 'in the dark ages' ?
1) Only a minority think this is acceptable, and short of an actual uprising, the rest of us are powerless to stop it

2) They aren't "allowed". Some lawyers made a bit of money inventing something called "human rights" and prevented us stopping these kids

3) They don't rule, they are largely a figurehead. Lampooning and disrespecting do not go hand-in-hand anyway

4) That's known as "mercy". It exists so that child abusers are not put in a position where, if caught, they would be locked up for life. If they were put in that position, they would simply kill the child post-abuse, because they would have nothing to lose by doing so, and why leave a breathing witness?

Case dismissed

George, says...
1:52pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed
can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract
from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I
await with interest.
Whose saying they are disappointed?
I certainly don't want this women executed for her crime.
I'm just saying that if she should choose to work in a culture very
different from ours she should have learnt a few of their customs.
But i'm glad she's coming back to the UK, she can name her teddy bears
anything she likes now.
It's pretty obvious that if someone demands something, and does not get it, disappointment will follow. That's pretty much disappointment by definition

Anony-Moose, says...
2:00pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote:
Jon wrote: I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I await with interest.
Whose saying they are disappointed? I certainly don't want this women executed for her crime. I'm just saying that if she should choose to work in a culture very different from ours she should have learnt a few of their customs. But i'm glad she's coming back to the UK, she can name her teddy bears anything she likes now.
It's pretty obvious that if someone demands something, and does not get it, disappointment will follow. That's pretty much disappointment by definition
Obviously he meant people on this forum George.

I may have missed a post where the author was calling for her execution... maybe you can point it out for me.

As you say - someone can only be disappointed when the thing they demand they don't get. So please point the post out to me... I'd happily eat humble pie.

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
2:03pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Jon wrote: I wonder if those disappointed that this
teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us)
point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that
made her actions illegal?
I await with interest.
.......and in this fine country you
think it is acceptable to :-
1) Lock up your elders when they cannot afford to pay council tax.
2) Allow your children to drink to excess.
3) Lampoon and disrespect your ruling family.
4) Allow child abusers to re-enter society.
....and you still say that Islam is 'in the dark ages' ?
1) Only a minority think this is acceptable, and short of an actual uprising, the rest of us are powerless to stop it

2) They aren't "allowed". Some lawyers made a bit of money inventing something called "human rights" and prevented us stopping these kids

3) They don't rule, they are largely a figurehead. Lampooning and disrespecting do not go hand-in-hand anyway

4) That's known as "mercy". It exists so that child abusers are not put in a position where, if caught, they would be locked up for life. If they were put in that position, they would simply kill the child post-abuse, because they would have nothing to lose by doing so, and why leave a breathing witness?

Case dismissed
George,

I don't think you have answered my questions but merely highlighted to yourself how your 'civilised' society needs to look at itself before criticising cultures it doesn't know or clearly understand.

As you seek to justify just a few points (I could list many more) do you still think that being offended when a woman blasphemes against your prophet is acceptable. Please bear in midn your previous answers when you consider this.

Your society is spiritually corrupt and you need to cure this before pointing at other societies.

Libertarian, Winchester says...
2:03pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jon wrote:
I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal?

I await with interest.
Well said Jon

George, says...
2:05pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote:
Jon wrote: I
wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can
(for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from
the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I await
with interest.
Whose saying they are disappointed? I certainly
don't want this women executed for her crime. I'm just saying that if
she should choose to work in a culture very different from ours she
should have learnt a few of their customs. But i'm glad she's coming
back to the UK, she can name her teddy bears anything she likes
now.
It's pretty obvious that if someone demands something, and
does not get it, disappointment will follow. That's pretty much
disappointment by definition
Obviously he meant people on this
forum George.
I may have missed a post where the author was calling for her
execution... maybe you can point it out for me.
As you say - someone can only be disappointed when the thing they
demand they don't get. So please point the post out to me... I'd
happily eat humble pie.
I don't agree that it's obviously addressing people on this forum. It's clearly just a bit of rhetoric

Anony-Moose, says...
2:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Ok ok George.

You're dismissed.. sorry.. CASE dismissed.

George, says...
2:11pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
George wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Jon wrote: I wonder if those disappointed that this
teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us)
point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that
made her actions illegal?
I await with interest.
.......and in this fine country you
think it is acceptable to :-
1) Lock up your elders when they cannot afford to pay council tax.
2) Allow your children to drink to excess.
3) Lampoon and disrespect your ruling family.
4) Allow child abusers to re-enter society.
....and you still say that Islam is 'in the dark ages' ?
1)
Only a minority think this is acceptable, and short of an actual
uprising, the rest of us are powerless to stop it
2) They aren't "allowed". Some lawyers made a bit of money inventing
something called "human rights" and prevented us stopping these kids
3) They don't rule, they are largely a figurehead. Lampooning and
disrespecting do not go hand-in-hand anyway
4) That's known as "mercy". It exists so that child abusers are not put
in a position where, if caught, they would be locked up for life. If
they were put in that position, they would simply kill the child
post-abuse, because they would have nothing to lose by doing so, and
why leave a breathing witness?
Case dismissed
George, I don't think you have answered my
questions but merely highlighted to yourself how your 'civilised'
society needs to look at itself before criticising cultures it doesn't
know or clearly understand. As you seek to justify just a few points (I
could list many more) do you still think that being offended when a
woman blasphemes against your prophet is acceptable. Please bear in
midn your previous answers when you consider this.
Your society is spiritually corrupt and you need to cure this before
pointing at other societies.
No, I have answered your question. I don't agree that one has to eliminate all imperfections before criticising others, that's a fallacy. I'll remind you that you are claiming to represent a faith which advocates murder (don't all faiths?) whilst simultaneously criticising another. My point isn't to bandy blame around, but to highlight that nobody on Earth has got it right yet, ourselves included

I do not think there is anything wrong with being offended at blasphemy, but I fail to see how it is justification for bloody murder. I note with interest you haven't addressed my previous question, though

Your last point is moot. We do not have to cure anything before pointing at other societies. Were that logic to hold, nobody on the planet is in a position to claim that anyone has ever wronged anyone else. If you don't like this corrupt society in particular, maybe you ought to remove yourself from it forthwith

George, says...
2:12pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
Ok ok George.

You're dismissed.. sorry.. CASE dismissed.
Can I just ask what exactly your problem with me is all of a sudden? You seem pretty determined to pick a fight with me across several threads, any reason for that?

Gerry, says...
2:19pm Mon 3 Dec 07

**** foreigners..

Anony-Moose, says...
2:24pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Ok ok George. You're dismissed.. sorry.. CASE dismissed.
Can I just ask what exactly your problem with me is all of a sudden? You seem pretty determined to pick a fight with me across several threads, any reason for that?
I have no idea what you mean George.

This is a forum and i'm replying to posts.

George, says...
2:27pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Ok ok George. You're dismissed..
sorry.. CASE dismissed.
Can I just ask what exactly your
problem with me is all of a sudden? You seem pretty determined to pick
a fight with me across several threads, any reason for that?
I
have no idea what you mean George.
This is a forum and i'm replying to posts.
Yeh, whatever. Grow up

Cynic, says...
2:30pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Usual suspects up to their usual tricks I see

Small minded friend, says...
2:37pm Mon 3 Dec 07

tim wrote:
I dont want to sound cruel but i think she should of had the 40 lashes. I think it's despicable to call a teddy bear names...
The lashes were never going to happen, she's too fat to feel it.

Anony-Moose, says...
2:40pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Small minded friend wrote:
tim wrote: I dont want to sound cruel but i think she should of had the 40 lashes. I think it's despicable to call a teddy bear names...
The lashes were never going to happen, she's too fat to feel it.
Why can't people jump on posts like these and not the sensible ones?

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
2:57pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George,

I think you're getting very confused and even your own people are arguing against you.

I think I understand your main point - however, the British public (or those on this site) have been very critical of the Islamic people over this matter, I have pointed out that there are many more so called injustices in everyday British society which need addressing without worrying about how other countries see fit to uphold their spiritual beliefs.

Perhaps if Britain had maintained it's traditional values and Christian beliefs many years ago this country woudl not be in such an almighty state now !!!

Denzil, Romsey says...
2:58pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I would quite like to go to that stupid country with a machine gun and teach them a lesson. Stupid backward country.

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
3:05pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Denzil,

Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar minds with racial tolerance.


George, says...
3:07pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
George, I think you're getting very confused and even your own people
are arguing against you.
I think I understand your main point - however, the British public (or
those on this site) have been very critical of the Islamic people over
this matter, I have pointed out that there are many more so called
injustices in everyday British society which need addressing without
worrying about how other countries see fit to uphold their spiritual
beliefs.
Perhaps if Britain had maintained it's traditional values and Christian
beliefs many years ago this country woudl not be in such an almighty
state now !!!
Nope, I'm not at all confused. Who are "my own people"? I'm an individual, I don't feel the need to hold the exact same opinion as everyone else. The only person I can see arguing against me is some troll who has taken umbrage to me for reasons unknown, and wants a fight. Oh, and you, of course

Anyways, your point seems to be "there are things wrong with British society, ergo you are in no position to say anything about any other society" which is complete nonsense, and will remain so no matter how many times you re-phrase it. Islam is far from perfect. Christianity is far from perfect. British society is far from perfect. None of this precludes members of any such society from criticising others. Anyway, this supposed hell-hole of a country must offer something to the Muslim community, or they wouldn't be here

I agree with your last paragraph, although it appears you are pointing that out to distract people from criticism levelled at your faith. That is pure hypocrisy, since it's exactly that which you are accusing the west of doing

George, says...
3:08pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Denzil,

Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar minds with racial tolerance.

So now I'm a racist for not agreeing with you? At this point, then, I don't think there's much point continuing with the "discussion"

Heaven forbid anyone ever disagree with a Muslim, eh

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
3:17pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote :-

Anyway, this supposed hell-hole of a country must offer something to the Muslim community, or they wouldn't be here


....and just how many Sudanese are living here George ? As many British as there are in Australia, USA, France, Spain or even 'hell holes' like India, China, Iraq or perhaps Sudan ?

Think you need to check back through your posts.

Denzil, Romsey says...
3:26pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Denzil, Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar minds with racial tolerance.
Can't say I am, no. I stand by what I said. It was a fcuking TEDDY FFS.

George, says...
3:27pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
George wrote :-
Anyway, this supposed hell-hole of a country must offer
something to the Muslim community, or they wouldn't be here

....and just how many Sudanese are living here George ? As many British
as there are in Australia, USA, France, Spain or even 'hell holes' like
India, China, Iraq or perhaps Sudan ?
Think you need to check back through your posts.
I don't think I need to bother, you're clearly just trolling and I can't be bothered with either you, or any of your sock puppets. This latest offering from you is even more riddled with logical fallacy than the rest of your nonsense. Go on, call me a racist again. Break out the Nazi allusions, if you like. Your whole point seems to be "The UK is the great Satan, and nobody is allowed to say otherwise". Yawn. Talk to me again about intolerance?

George, says...
3:29pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Denzil wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Denzil, Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar minds
with racial tolerance.
Can't say I am, no. I stand by what I
said. It was a fcuking TEDDY FFS.
Don't bother, Denzil, this is just Anony-moose/A Reader/Cynic trolling away under yet another pseudonym

Anony-Moose, says...
3:44pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
Denzil wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum wrote: Denzil, Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar minds with racial tolerance.
Can't say I am, no. I stand by what I said. It was a fcuking TEDDY FFS.
Don't bother, Denzil, this is just Anony-moose/A Reader/Cynic trolling away under yet another pseudonym
You are wrong George.

That is not me. And thats the truth.

Nicki, southampton says...
3:46pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Get real wrote:
I think we have played into the hands of the Sudanese by blowing this out of all proportion. Let the stupid woman serve her time, melt back into anonymity and learn from the experience. Perhaps in future she'll read up on the customs of the country she is working in.
This isn't about her not knowing their customs, its about fundamentlism using her for its own ends. I don't think it was really the problem it was made out to be by people who obvioously wanted to get at the Westerner

George, says...
3:47pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
Denzil wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum
wrote: Denzil, Are you related to George ? You seem to be very similar
minds with racial tolerance.
Can't say I am, no. I stand by
what I said. It was a fcuking TEDDY FFS.
Don't bother, Denzil,
this is just Anony-moose/A Reader/Cynic trolling away under yet another
pseudonym
You are wrong George.
That is not me. And thats the truth.
That's what you were bound to say

Anony-Moose, says...
3:49pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Of course thats what I'd say - when its clearly not me.

Thats an idiot - i'm not.

united front, soton says...
3:56pm Mon 3 Dec 07

makes you laugh about the trouble these people have caused over a bears name.
No person can persuade me to accept this and i feel its a outrage for any 'on the level' human being to do so. If it was such a big crime, why didnt the lady know about it?

Mrs. De Pointe, says...
3:56pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Do we know if the Teddy Bear has been released also ?

George, says...
4:06pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
Of course thats what I'd say - when its clearly not me.

Thats an idiot - i'm not.
Isn't it irritating when someone gets the wrong end of something you've said, and chooses not to let it go?

sid, portsmouth says...
4:07pm Mon 3 Dec 07

No the teddy was beheaded yesterday.. then shot.

Anony-Moose, says...
4:09pm Mon 3 Dec 07

George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Of course thats what I'd say - when its clearly not me. Thats an idiot - i'm not.
Isn't it irritating when someone gets the wrong end of something you've said, and chooses not to let it go?
Do you want to go again George?

Maybe round 2.

Point is.. i thought we were passed that now and were starting to be sensible again.

Grow up (in your own words)

Chris, Andover says...
4:10pm Mon 3 Dec 07

It just goes to show how crazy these people are to behead an innocent teddy bear.

George, says...
4:15pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Of course thats what I'd say -
when its clearly not me. Thats an idiot - i'm not.
Isn't it
irritating when someone gets the wrong end of something you've said,
and chooses not to let it go?
Do you want to go again George?
Maybe round 2.
Point is.. i thought we were passed that now and were starting to be
sensible again.
Grow up (in your own words)
LOL I think you missed my point! Suffice to say, we are past that point. I was just highlighting previous mixups

Greg, Lymington says...
4:19pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I read she has signed a 2 million pound book deal about her experiences with the teddy bear and the prison etc.

united front, soton says...
4:21pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Anony-Moose wrote:
George wrote:
Anony-Moose wrote: Of course thats what I'd say - when its clearly not me. Thats an idiot - i'm not.
Isn't it irritating when someone gets the wrong end of something you've said, and chooses not to let it go?
Do you want to go again George? Maybe round 2. Point is.. i thought we were passed that now and were starting to be sensible again. Grow up (in your own words)
anyone else scared ? what a spoon! big man!! do you love being a pain in the arse?
trying to get the last word in and that, bet posting your comments puts a smile of your face, doesnt it?
george son, you make more sense than this tough man, leave him to it.

Anony-Moose, says...
4:38pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Whatever differences or confusions me and George have have been sorted, plus it was straying away from the point of this thread.

Fact is: different countries have different cultures and if you choose to live in a different culture you have to do a little bit of homework.

Anon, says...
5:00pm Mon 3 Dec 07

What was this all about again?

Mrs. De Pointe, says...
5:14pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Why would anyone want to behead a Teddy Bear, this really is too much.

My paternal grandfather fought the Fuzzy-wuzzies you know, he'd be turning in his grave now !

Hugh Carres, says...
5:26pm Mon 3 Dec 07

She's already spent about 9 days in chokey, why not just take her punishment and walk away head held high ?

How much tax payers money and newsprint have been wasted on this non-event ?

It always amazes me when our Government get involved in local issues so needlessly. Guess the consulate staff over there don't have a lot else to do....probably can't even get a snifter after work.

free england?, england says...
5:33pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I presme you all realise that there is a country were it is illegal to stand any where near the government buildings and criticise the government for going to war, or read out the name of the soldiers killed in Iraq, and if you do so you will imediately be grabbed by police and taken away in a van...

and a country where if your house is burgled by someone who breaks into your house in the middle of the night, and you punch them you could spend months in jail...

and a country where soclai services are supposed to be looking after vulnerable children and yet every few weeks we hear about babies being tortured to death by their parents,,

etc, etc,,,

if it happened 'over there' you'd all be going mad about it....

(england by the way..)

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
5:36pm Mon 3 Dec 07

free england? wrote:
I presme you all realise that there is a country were it is illegal to stand any where near the government buildings and criticise the government for going to war, or read out the name of the soldiers killed in Iraq, and if you do so you will imediately be grabbed by police and taken away in a van...

and a country where if your house is burgled by someone who breaks into your house in the middle of the night, and you punch them you could spend months in jail...

and a country where soclai services are supposed to be looking after vulnerable children and yet every few weeks we hear about babies being tortured to death by their parents,,

etc, etc,,,

if it happened 'over there' you'd all be going mad about it....

(england by the way..)
I think I made a similar point earlier, unfortunately some of the people on this site (George especially) have great difficulty in seeing problems in their own country whilst criticizing others.

It seems as soon as anything happens in an Islamic state the narrow minded bigots jump on the Muslim bashing bandwagon.

Sad lot really.

Lance Corporal Jones, Warmington on Sea says...
5:37pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Mrs. De Pointe wrote:
Why would anyone want to behead a Teddy Bear, this really is too much.

My paternal grandfather fought the Fuzzy-wuzzies you know, he\'d be turning in his grave now !
They didn't like it up 'em you know!

Mrs. De Pointe, says...
5:41pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Lance Corporal Jones wrote:
Mrs. De Pointe wrote:
Why would anyone want to behead a Teddy Bear, this really is too much.

My paternal grandfather fought the Fuzzy-wuzzies you know, he\'d be turning in his grave now !
They didn't like it up 'em you know!
My dear chap, that's exactly what dear old Papa used to say.

How strange.

Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island says...
5:58pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Hugh Carres wrote:
She's already spent about 9 days in chokey, why not just take her punishment and walk away head held high ? How much tax payers money and newsprint have been wasted on this non-event ? It always amazes me when our Government get involved in local issues so needlessly. Guess the consulate staff over there don't have a lot else to do....probably can't even get a snifter after work.
I got a new passport the other day - it mentioned that some of the fee pays for these staff overseas. They are earning their salary during this fiasco.

Jim, Southampton says...
7:35pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Having lived abroad for most of my life I can tell you its not difficult to adjust to another culture (once you get into it). The fact is, she asked the kids in her class to name the teddy bear (like what would happen in any other Primary school on the planet), and they chose Mohammed. Now, she accepted this, as to respect theyre decision. She has been hung drawn and (amost) quartered by extremists in Sudan. Not the normal ones, but the ones who think anything that seems remotely against theyre religion is punishable by death. Now, even though the UK is totally un-religious, doesnt mean others arnt. For us, what seems totally harmless, in another country can be as big an insult as telling a person you had theyre mother the night before. A crime that can be punishable by death or prison in many countries. This teacher was lucky to recieve a full pardon, but the Sudanese extremist wont forget it anytime soon, believe me.

Jim, Southampton says...
7:45pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Does anyone here think, that if 9/11, London and Madrid never happened, no one would mind what the hell the Islamists do or think?

It would be a totally different story, or at least a small one. Woman offends countries culture, gets whipped, one person unhappy, the rest of religion is happy....everyone goes home and has a nice cup of tea.

Its like, would you punch a man for dropping an England flag on the floor and wiping his feet on it?

Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island says...
8:08pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jim wrote:
Does anyone here think, that if 9/11, London and Madrid never happened, no one would mind what the hell the Islamists do or think? It would be a totally different story, or at least a small one. Woman offends countries culture, gets whipped, one person unhappy, the rest of religion is happy....everyone goes home and has a nice cup of tea. Its like, would you punch a man for dropping an England flag on the floor and wiping his feet on it?
See:-

http://www.freerepub
lic.com/focus/f-news
/1933623/posts

Quick - before the Echo censor the link.

Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island says...
8:12pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Libertarian wrote:
Sudan didn't make any friends over all this fuss.
"Muslims Reaction brings shame to Islam"

Here:-

http://www.freerepub
lic.com/focus/f-news
/1933931/posts

Denzil, Romsey says...
8:40pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Jim wrote:
Does anyone here think, that if 9/11, London and Madrid never happened, no one would mind what the hell the Islamists do or think? It would be a totally different story, or at least a small one. Woman offends countries culture, gets whipped, one person unhappy, the rest of religion is happy....everyone goes home and has a nice cup of tea. Its like, would you punch a man for dropping an England flag on the floor and wiping his feet on it?
If he wasn't English then yes, I probably would.

Hellina Handcart, southampton says...
9:00pm Mon 3 Dec 07

I bought a teddy for a tenner and sold it for £20 on ebay. now the sudenese muslims are after me for making a prophet out of a teddy!

Jim, Southampton says...
9:32pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Denzil wrote:
Jim wrote: Does anyone here think, that if 9/11, London and Madrid never happened, no one would mind what the hell the Islamists do or think? It would be a totally different story, or at least a small one. Woman offends countries culture, gets whipped, one person unhappy, the rest of religion is happy....everyone goes home and has a nice cup of tea. Its like, would you punch a man for dropping an England flag on the floor and wiping his feet on it?
If he wasn't English then yes, I probably would.
Would need to take into account if that flag was in fact, a doormat. Just puts it all into perspective that to be honest, OUR Government needs to sort itself out. Im far from racist, but i always thought England was England, and those who come to Britain, come to enjoy the English life. Whats the point of going on holiday if your not going to see what a civilisation has built, than spending your whole time in a caravan reading "History of Our Country". If any country, creed or culture, wants to act on stupidity such as the execution of a school teacher for calling a bear "Mohammed", then those who come to England should expect to be treated like Englishmen, abide by our ways and cultures and shut up about it.

However, the GRAND irony is, our Government wants to bend over backwards for Muslims, while the Muslim Council of the UK just sits back, looking bemused, thinking, "What on Earth are you lot doing? Werent you lot an Empire once?"

her indoors, eastleigh says...
11:35pm Mon 3 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
Jon wrote: I wonder if those disappointed that this teacher hasn't been executed can (for the reference of the rest of us) point out the exact extract from the Koran and/or Sudanese law that made her actions illegal? I await with interest.
.......and in this fine country you think it is acceptable to :- 1) Lock up your elders when they cannot afford to pay council tax. 2) Allow your children to drink to excess. 3) Lampoon and disrespect your ruling family. 4) Allow child abusers to re-enter society. ....and you still say that Islam is 'in the dark ages' ?
who says its acceptable not the majority of this country its all down to goverment who are too soft,i for one does not find any of these things acceptable so dont tar every one with the same brush

jen, soton says...
1:35am Tue 4 Dec 07

Obviously a problem in this country where people from this 'once great nation' dont understand that there are differences between culture, religion and nationality.
Being Muslim doesnt mean you're not english and the laws of individual countries are not always according to that states Holy book even if there is a heavy influence.
Agree with Jims thoughts re; 9/11 attacks. Not sure whether the lay English man has forgiven the catholics in n. ireland yet but judging on how long that went on for, i reckon the Muslims should expect to be blamed for everything for sometime yet....specially as the stereotypical muslim isnt white, doesnt speak english, and dresses differently.
Sharia law might seem stupid to westerners but dont go to a country where sharia law is practised if you dont fully understand it or risk recieving a harsh sentence for commiting a 'crime'

Joe, says...
1:40am Tue 4 Dec 07

The silly, silly b@stards!

George, says...
7:49am Tue 4 Dec 07

Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
free england? wrote:
I presme you all realise that there is a country were it is illegal to stand any where near the government buildings and criticise the government for going to war, or read out the name of the soldiers killed in Iraq, and if you do so you will imediately be grabbed by police and taken away in a van...

and a country where if your house is burgled by someone who breaks into your house in the middle of the night, and you punch them you could spend months in jail...

and a country where soclai services are supposed to be looking after vulnerable children and yet every few weeks we hear about babies being tortured to death by their parents,,

etc, etc,,,

if it happened 'over there' you'd all be going mad about it....

(england by the way..)
I think I made a similar point earlier, unfortunately some of the people on this site (George especially) have great difficulty in seeing problems in their own country whilst criticizing others.

It seems as soon as anything happens in an Islamic state the narrow minded bigots jump on the Muslim bashing bandwagon.

Sad lot really.
Erm, no. I am well aware of the problems my own country faces, thanks. I just don't subscribe to your ludicrous "get your own house in order before pointing out the flaws in others" creed. Seems you don't realize you're doing exactly what you're accusing me of, though. Not to mention, of course, you're now just insulting me personally because I didnt' fall on the ground pleading for your forgiveness. Who's a bigot? Well, presumably I can look forward to you following me around the boards crying "George is a nasty racist!!!" for the next few weeks. Seen it all before, very tiresome

George, says...
8:08am Tue 4 Dec 07

George

your not big and your not clever. I'm thinking you are the troll by your predictable and reactionary post little fella

Sadaf Bakhoum, says...
9:10am Tue 4 Dec 07

George wrote:
Sadaf Bakhoum wrote:
free england? wrote:
I presme you all realise that there is a country were it is illegal to stand any where near the government buildings and criticise the government for going to war, or read out the name of the soldiers killed in Iraq, and if you do so you will imediately be grabbed by police and taken away in a van...

and a country where if your house is burgled by someone who breaks into your house in the middle of the night, and you punch them you could spend months in jail...

and a country where soclai services are supposed to be looking after vulnerable children and yet every few weeks we hear about babies being tortured to death by their parents,,

etc, etc,,,

if it happened 'over there' you'd all be going mad about it....

(england by the way..)
I think I made a similar point earlier, unfortunately some of the people on this site (George especially) have great difficulty in seeing problems in their own country whilst criticizing others.

It seems as soon as anything happens in an Islamic state the narrow minded bigots jump on the Muslim bashing bandwagon.

Sad lot really.
Erm, no. I am well aware of the problems my own country faces, thanks. I just don't subscribe to your ludicrous "get your own house in order before pointing out the flaws in others" creed. Seems you don't realize you're doing exactly what you're accusing me of, though. Not to mention, of course, you're now just insulting me personally because I didnt' fall on the ground pleading for your forgiveness. Who's a bigot? Well, presumably I can look forward to you following me around the boards crying "George is a nasty racist!!!" for the next few weeks. Seen it all before, very tiresome
George, beleive me I have better things to do with my life that 'follow you around the boards'.

If I got uptight and vindictive with every racist I came across my life would not be worth living. I prefer to spend my time on the good things in life.

George, says...
9:13am Tue 4 Dec 07

George wrote:
George

your not big and your not clever. I\'m thinking you are the troll by your predictable and reactionary post little fella
Yeh yeh yeh, 'Sadaf Bakhoum', quick, invent someone to agree with you. Oldest trick in the book I'm afraid. Seems you don't know what "troll" means, though. Look it up

Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island says...
11:22am Tue 4 Dec 07

George wrote:
George your not big and your not clever. I'm thinking you are the troll by your predictable and reactionary post little fella
Imposter.

George knows it's "You are" or "You're" and not "your".

louise, southampton says...
2:04pm Tue 4 Dec 07

i dont understand why she got put
in prison and i think it is stupid

Anony-Moose, says...
2:18pm Tue 4 Dec 07

louise wrote:
i dont understand why she got put in prison and i think it is stupid
They needed an undercover teacher to teach the in-mates how to spell Mohammed... Louise.

She failed and they let her out.

So don't worry your little socks off about it.

Denzil, Romsey says...
2:42pm Tue 4 Dec 07

louise wrote:
i dont understand why she got put in prison and i think it is stupid
It's because their country is backward and run by retards. I would rather have my balls cut off than go over there.

Rich, says...
3:49pm Tue 4 Dec 07

Denzil wrote:
louise wrote:
i dont understand why she got put in prison and i think it is stupid
It's because their country is backward and run by retards. I
would rather have my balls cut off than go over there.
That can be arranged

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