Excellent news, worthy of praise: The American Islamic Council has denounced the government of Sudan for jailing a British schoolteacher, and demands her immediate release.

"The sad legacy of the Danish cartoon riots is that we have to speak out immediately when extremists try to provoke clashes over trivial matters," Weddady explained. "This is not about cultural sensitivities. There is no excuse for someone to be sent to jail and whipped over a teddy bear's name. Ms. Gibbons needs to be freed at once."