We should learn from our mistakes.

The teacher: what were you thinking? You know the place, the people, the culture. Big mistake!

All Occidental world: leave them alone, no invasion, no judgement but also no help, no easy immigration. Let's just buy the damned oil until we find a way to avoid that too. So that they will have no more excuses to blaim occidental world for all their problems. Either we actually were the problem (then it is solved) or they will face reality and possibly, move on.

Marco, London, UK

What a basket case of a country Sudan is. The largest country in Africa by area and ruled by a dictatorial military regime with strong links to Islamic fundamentalists. A country which has harboured Osama Bin lade in the past, which bombs its citizens in the south and encourges ethnic cleansing in Dafur. How do you deal with such a country? The only nations which deal with it are other Islamic nations and China because of its oil.

James, London, UK

Sad fact but I think George from london is absolutely right.
Nothing else to say but watch that space.

Freedom, Kent,

"In the name of Allah, the most compassionate and merciful," let us ... be merciless and punish harshly?

Debra, New York, NY, US

Once again the lunacy of extreme Islam raises its ugly head. But, once again, the voice of the moderate Muslims remains silent. Or are there no moderates, just cowards?

What is the punishment for the children who voted to name the teddy bear Mohamed?

Duncan, Ranham, England

The UK government has donated £275 million pounds to Sudan since 2004. I would therefore urge the British Government to point this out to these people and tell them in no uncertain terms that this reaction to a totally innocent mistake could lead to this funding stream ceasing.

Mick, York, Uk

“In the name of Allah the most compassionate and merciful.."

And they're demanding punishment??? It's self-satire.

Davey Bee, Edinburgh,

I am Australian and find that once again a culture / religion has seen fit to take insult from another culture.
We should all show respect for each others culture. I hope somewhere somehow REASON will prevail.
I beleive if Gods and phrophets once walked the earth they would hang their heads in shame at the way some countries allow attrcities to happen in their country but get all upset about the use of a respected name applied to a much loved object by a group of children.

Glynis, QLD, Australia

This is what the world faces given the rise of unreasonable factions of Islam to the world stage.

These idiots will sieze on the smallest perceived slight to whip up the mob into a frenzy.

Any sane, reasonable person can see that there is no reason to prosecute this woman, for which is clearly an innocent mistake. Even the young boy has made this clear.

If she had done this with malice then I would be the first to say that she has flouted the law in that country and should accept the prescribed punishment. But this is madness.

It is these clowns who give the vast majority of peace-loving and sane muslims a bad name, they must despair of this kind of thing.

Leigh Smith, Cardiff, UK

By choice she has committed to teaching in a country that does not respect her culture or values and certainly her expression as an individual....well that finishes on the end of a short rope or rattan cane if lucky. Why do western folk continue to place themselves in this position? More curious is why governments such as the UK bother to correspond - $$$ of course. Poor sod ,she has worse to deal with yet.

Sean, Fremantle, Australia

I'm not British, but from the US. However I stand with you, the British people, who are our best friends in the world hoping everything turns out well for this selfless woman.

It is sad indeed that they would turn on a woman who has dedicated herself to bettering the lives of their children.

James, Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

I agree wholeheartedly with all of the comments. It is outrageous and unbelievable that the British government has not demanded Ms Gibbons immediate release. Muslim sensibilities be damned. This must stop. If a country, or a group of countries, goes collectively insane, they must be isolated and treated. As with Germany in 1936 (if only), so now Sudan, Iran and Syria.

Tom, London,

the world has gone mad.

suhsd, dorris, us,ca

Personally I've already looked out a bear and made him a 'T' shirt with his name emblazoned upon it. These religious bigots are a plague on our age and it's them - not the Prophet - that I hold in contempt!

Muhammed, Khartoum, Egypt

Prediction: The Sudanese authorities, aided by a motly collection of 'muslim groups' will allow what is already a staggeringly overblown situation to escalate into a frenzy of protest, incite the same in other countries, and wait 'til a few western interests and flags are put to the torch on international TV. Then they'll sit back and wait for a parade of PC politicians to fall over themselves apologising for the 'insult' and demonstrating their respect for Islam. Then having extracted as much political coin as they can lay their hands on, the Sudanese will demonstrate how terribly forgiving and peaceful islam is by dropping the charges an and deporting Ms Gibbons. Sickening!

George, London, UK