Re: Watch what your kids call their teddy bear..
I'm not an expert on their culture but I think if the prophet is such a major figure then all references to his name are assumed a reference to him.
As I said earlier, though, I don't think it was the teachers intent to insult Islam or incite hatred. But apparently intent doesn't account for much in their court systems.
On a side note does their law specify what is to be considered an insult? or is it merely assumed that all would know an insult if they saw it. In which case it's wide open to wildly varied perceptions.
Kind of like ancient japanese culture with the Samurai. A Samurai could kill you on the spot for a perceived insult. He would have to explain, as a matter of courtesy, to onlookers why he felt the offender had to die, but only after he'd killed them. So what is offensive? It was never specified exactly, it was left to the perception of the Samurai and his whims.
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