Archive for January, 2008

Who are we now?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Recent news of British teacher Gillian Gibbons; a teddy bear called Mohammed and an encounter with the Sudanese Government has faded somewhat into the background with the dawn of a new year. The issues, however, are deeply rooted, and, still simmer beneath the surface.

What was it about Sudan and Mrs Gibbons that resulted in her humiliation and albeit brief incarceration?

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