Don’t call your teddy Muhammad in Sudan

Completely and utterly insane.

A British school teacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam’s Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.

Ms Gibbons’ punishment could be up to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine.

Religion had already gone mad. This is just corroboration.

Read more on BBC news here.

Posted: 26/11/2007 in:

Woo hoo! Masks!

What does mad doctor do when he’s not creating life out of the scrap bins from the back of Iceland Superstore? He makes masks for a masquerade ball that my partner and I were going to, of course.

Medieval-style mask

Medieval-style and harlequin masks

I think they’re pretty neat. That may also be the first time I have used ‘neat’ in that context. Hurrah!

If you’re interested, there’s more info on how I made them here.

Posted: 10/11/2007 in: