Islam vs. the Blasphemous Teddy Bear

Gillian Gibbons discovered that Sudan isn't Liverpool. She
committed blasphemy, by letting her class of seven-year-olds name a teddy bear "Muhammad."

She was teaching in a private school, teaching Muslims and Christians.

Is This What It'll Take to Get Along?

I think I have a way for western women teaching in Islamic regions to avoid committing blasphemy.

• Put a cloth over your head, hemmed to reach the ground
• Say nothing
• Do nothing
• Hope that you're mistaken for a coat rack

Unless coat racks are blasphemous, too.

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