These Folks Want The Woman's Head... Literally!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.
In response to the demonstration, teacher Gillian Gibbons was moved from the women’s prison near Khartoum to a secret location for her safety, her lawyer said.
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 a women’s prison where the regime is extremely harsh by Western standards. Gibbons, 54, escaped a sentence of 40 lashes after apologizing to the court for any offense she had caused.
In response to the demonstration, teacher Gillian Gibbons was moved from the women’s prison near Khartoum to a secret location for her safety, her lawyer said.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 a women’s prison where the regime is extremely harsh by Western standards. Gibbons, 54, escaped a sentence of 40 lashes after apologizing to the court for any offense she had caused.
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