What are your thoughts on the teacher who allowed children to name a teddy bear Mohammed?
Many males in Islamic or Arab culture have Mohammed as part of their name whether they go by it or not. It is so common that it is probably the first and most impressionable name that popped into the children’s minds. Certainly if the teddy bear was named Allah, that would be considered an insult to those who consider Allah diety. Mohammed was considered a human prophet not god. Any one with common sense could see there is no malicious intent on the teacher’s part and for the Sudanese government to accuse her of that is outrageous. The Sudanese government is certainly wrong for the way they have reacted and the harsh treatment they have given. They need to show sensitivity to those visiting their country also and realize foreigners may not thoroughly understand their culture. It would have been appropriate for the school board to quietly pull the teacher aside and say , let’s change this, it might provoke an unfavorable action to call the teddy bear Mohammed. A verbal apology from her
