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UK teacher jailed over teddy row UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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A British teacher has been found guilty in Sudan of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad.A British teacher has been found guilty in Sudan of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison after a day-long court hearing. Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison and will then be deported.
Mrs Gibbons had been accused on three counts of insulting religion, inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs. She had been accused on three counts of insulting religion, inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs.
She will be deported after serving her sentence in Sudan's capital Khartoum. The Foreign Office said it was extremely disappointed by the verdict after a day-long hearing in Khartoum.
The Foreign Office (FCO) said it was extremely disappointed by news of the verdict. The Sudanese ambassador is being called back to the Foreign Office to explain the decision. Officials there say the mood has changed as a result of the verdict.
The Sudanese ambassador is being called back to the FCO to explain the decision. Officials there say the mood has changed as a result of the verdict. Staff complaint
Earlier, Foreign Secretary David Miliband had met the Sudanese ambassador to discuss the case, stressing it was an "innocent misunderstanding".Earlier, Foreign Secretary David Miliband had met the Sudanese ambassador to discuss the case, stressing it was an "innocent misunderstanding".
In September, Mrs Gibbons allowed her class of primary school pupils to name the teddy bear Muhammad.In September, Mrs Gibbons allowed her class of primary school pupils to name the teddy bear Muhammad.
The court heard that she was arrested on Sunday after another member of staff at Unity High School complained.The court heard that she was arrested on Sunday after another member of staff at Unity High School complained.
Sudan's top clerics had called for the full measure of the law to be used against Mrs Gibbons and labelled her actions part of a Western plot against Islam.Sudan's top clerics had called for the full measure of the law to be used against Mrs Gibbons and labelled her actions part of a Western plot against Islam.
She could have faced up to 40 lashes.She could have faced up to 40 lashes.
The case had also prompted concern from the prime minister, Sudanese embassy officials in London and UK Muslim organisations, who all expressed the hope that Mrs Gibbons would be released.The case had also prompted concern from the prime minister, Sudanese embassy officials in London and UK Muslim organisations, who all expressed the hope that Mrs Gibbons would be released.