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Sudan's President Pardons British Teacher

Dec 3rd, 2007 · A British teacher convicted of insulting Islam is free after being pardoned by Sudan's president. Gillian Gibbons was found guilty of insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad. President Omar al-Bashir pardoned Gibbons after two British Muslim politicians from the House of Lords met with him to plead for her release.

Keywords: Muhammad · Sudan · politics · president · convicted · British · British Muslim · guilty · students · Teachers · Islam · House of Lords

Teddy Bear Creates Diplomatic Rift

Nov 29th, 2007 · British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons appeared in court Thursday in Sudan, where she has been charged with insulting Islam. Fellow teachers say Gibbons made an innocent mistake when she let her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.

Keywords: Muhammad · Sudan · British · innocence · diplomats · students · Teachers · Islam · schoolteacher · Teddy · Gibbons · Gillian Gibbons

Nevada Governor's Race Takes Salacious Twist

Oct 22nd, 2006 · Early voting started this weekend in Nevada, where the featured race is for governor. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons had been leading against Democrat Dina Titus, but the outcome is now uncertain after allegations this past week that Gibbons assaulted a woman he'd been drinking with at a restaurant.

Keywords: governors · assaulting · restaurants · Nevada · Democrat Dina Titus · Gibbons

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