This is like a cornucopia of batshit craziness. She's in jail and faces jail time and 40 lashes. There are crowds gathering around the jail to lynch her. And the the school has had to close for months because they're afraid of getting firebombed:

A British schoolteacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam's Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad. Colleagues of Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, said she made an "innocent mistake" by letting the six and seven-year-olds choose the name... the charge could lead to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine... The spokesman said the naming of the teddy happened months ago and was chosen by the children because it is a common name in the country...

The school has been closed until January for fear of reprisals. Fellow teachers at Khartoum's Unity High School told Reuters news agency they feared for Ms Gibbons' safety after receiving reports that men had started gathering outside the police station where she was being held. The school's director, Robert Boulos, said: "This is a very sensitive issue. We are very worried about her safety.

Over a teddy bear. Because when you have to choose between civilization and education on one hand and mindless primitivism on the other, it's always safer to eschew progress. Life in a suffocating 9th century culture must be very warm and comforting (h/t: PS).

UPDATE: Of course Charles had this posted by 9am. And of course he used the same Teddy Bear Of Blasphemy joke. And of course he even had the same "I Love You" stock photo from a Google Images "teddy bear" search. Of course he did. This will teach us to clean out our inbox before checking the day's blogosphere.

UPDATE 2: A reader points out that Charles ellipse'd out the part about the school having to close. Redemption!

UPDATE 3: Hot Air had it by 10:30am, used the same Google Images stock photo graphic, and even pointed out the inconvenient "yeah, this school might get firebombed now" thing. Natch.

References:
* 'Muhammad' teddy teacher arrested [BBC]

Previously:
* MR Asks: Yeah, Why Aren't We Bombing Syria?
* Good News: AQ Says World Is Going To End By Next Thursday. Looks Like We're Off The Hook For PhD Quals.
* FrontPage Writeup On UC Irvine: Jihadism Deeply Entrenched. Nice That UCI Hillel Is Finally Noticing.