Big Surprise. Islamic Fanatics Want Teacher Killed

Remember folks, it’s the Religion of Peace^TM:

A powerful Sudanese newspaper urged authorities to call a hardline Islamist leader linked to Osama bin Laden to give evidence at her trial, to stress how offensive the case was to Muslims.

Extreme Islamic groups said Mrs Gibbons “must die” and urged Muslims to hold street protests after prayers tomorrow.

In London, Foreign Secretary David Miliband called in the Sudanese ambassador , while Downing Street made it clear that Gordon Brown was ‘disappointed’ the 54-year-old teacher had been charged.

The Muslim Council of Britain said it was “appalled” at the decision.

Legal sources in Khartoum said it is possible the case could be dealt with in a single hearing.

One lawyer said that if Mrs Gibbons pleads guilty and makes profuse apologies, she could emerge with a “relatively minor penalty”, such as a hefty fine or a jail term equivalent to the four days she has already spent in custody.

But he warned that rising anger in Sudan, as news of the case spread, might affect the court’s decision.

All because some kids named a teddy bear “Mohammed.”