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The Foreign Office will review its advice on travel to Muslim states after a UK teacher was jailed in Sudan for letting pupils name a teddy Mohammed. | The Foreign Office will review its advice on travel to Muslim states after a UK teacher was jailed in Sudan for letting pupils name a teddy Mohammed. |
Minister Lord Malloch Brown said the government was looking at its guidance for tourists "with regard to local laws and customs in all Muslim countries". | Minister Lord Malloch Brown said the government was looking at its guidance for tourists "with regard to local laws and customs in all Muslim countries". |
He added that travellers should respect local norms wherever they visited. | He added that travellers should respect local norms wherever they visited. |
Gillian Gibbons, 54, spent eight days in custody for insulting Islam before being granted a presidential pardon. | Gillian Gibbons, 54, spent eight days in custody for insulting Islam before being granted a presidential pardon. |
Early release | Early release |
The British Embassy in Sudan's website on travelling to the predominantly Muslim country currently recommends that visitors "should respect local traditions, customs, laws and religions at all times". | |
It also advises that women "should dress modestly and respect local customs and sensitivities". | |
Mrs Gibbons, from Liverpool, returned to the UK after President Omar al-Bashir pardoned her. | Mrs Gibbons, from Liverpool, returned to the UK after President Omar al-Bashir pardoned her. |
She thanked two Muslim peers, Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi, for their efforts in helping to secure her early release. | She thanked two Muslim peers, Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi, for their efforts in helping to secure her early release. |
The teacher had initially been sentenced to 15 days in prison. | The teacher had initially been sentenced to 15 days in prison. |
Crowds of people had marched in the Sudanese capital Khartoum calling for her to be given a tougher punishment. | Crowds of people had marched in the Sudanese capital Khartoum calling for her to be given a tougher punishment. |
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