Teacher Facing 40 Lashes: ; British Woman in Sudan Allowed Students to Name Teddy Bear 'Muhammad'

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KHARTOUM, Sudan - Riot police surrounded a Sudanese court as proceedings began today against a British teacher charged with inciting religious hatred over letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad.

Gillian Gibbons, in a dark blue jacket and blue dress, was not handcuffed when she walked into the courtroom in Khartoum, according to reporters who were briefly allowed inside but were subsequently dismissed.

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Teacher Facing 40 Lashes: ; British Woman in Sudan Allowed Students to Name Teddy Bear 'Muhammad'

The case, which has drawn international condemnation, set up an escalating diplomatic dispute with Britain, Sudan's former colonial ruler.

If convicted, Gibbons faces up to 40 lashes, s...

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