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Quote: The British school teacher arrested in Sudan has been charged today with blasphemy, insulting Islam and inciting hatred after her pupils named a teddy bear Muhammad. Gillian Gibbons, 54, now faces 40 lashes, a six month prison sentence or a fine if convicted of the crime. The decision to press charges has triggered diplomatic tensions between Sudan and Britain. David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, immediately summoned the Sudanese diplomat in London to the Foreign Office. "We are surprised and disappointed by this development, and the Foreign Secretary will summon as a matter of urgency the Sudanese ambassador to discuss the matter further," a spokesman for Gordon Brown said Abdel Daim Zamrawi, Sudan’s deputy justice minister, told reporters: "The investigation has been completed and the Briton Gillian was charged under Article 125 of the penal code." "The punishment for this is jail, a fine and lashes. It is up to the judge to determine the sentence," he said. Ms Gibbons has spent three days in custody being questioned by police in Khartoum before a file about the case against her was presented to prosecutors. presented to prosecutors. The decision to prosecute follows mounting pressure and a series of protests in Sudan by Muslims, who claimed the former deputy head from Liverpool had committed blasphemy by allowing the children in her class at Khartoum’s Unity High School where she worked to name to toy after the prophet. She is due to appear before a judge tomorrow for a formal hearing. There has been some speculation that the mother-of-two, who had only been in Sudan since leaving England in July, could also be charged with sedition, a far more serious charge than insulting Muslims. In Khartoum, leaflets had been distributed calling for protests after Friday prayers as students at the city’s university held protests waving Sudanese newspapers which featured pictures of the teacher on the front page. Muhammad Toum, a law student, said: "She is a teacher and should be teaching her pupils to be respectful and have morals but instead she is doing the opposite." Abdallah, a science student, said: "When we heard, we wanted to demonstrate immediately but some said we should wait and see what the concerned authorities find out." However, others in the city were more lenient. Sabir Abdel Karim, a shopkeeper, said that if Ms Gibbons had not intended to insult Islam, an apology to Muslims would be enough to end the problem. "If the teacher apologised to the Sudanese people and to all Muslims because she insulted the Prophet Mohammad then this is enough to end the matter," he said. "Any one can make a mistake and Muslims are forgivers. She will be forgiven and God will be the judge "If there was a misunderstanding as to what happened this can be resolved peacefully." Earlier today Ms Gibbons had told British diplomats who visited her in prison that she was being treated well by the authorities. Muhammad, a seven-year-old pupil in her class, had also revealed that he had named the teddy bear after himself and most in the class agreed with his choice. However, the public furore over the issue was being fuelled by inaccurate rumours about what actually happened in her classroom. Many Sudanese had not heard the full story and thought she had made a model of an animal and named it Muhammad after Islam’s Prophet. A British embassy spokesman said "I can confirm that we have met Ms. Gibbons and she said she is being treated well," said British consul Russell Phillips. "We remain in close contact with the Sudanese authorities on this case," he said, declining to give further details. Mrs Gibbons’s local Member of Parliament, the Liverpool Riverside MP Louise Ellman, said: "I am astounded. It was hoped the matter could be resolved by diplomatic means. "I am now seeking a meeting with the Foreign Secretary to see what representations can now be made. This is an unacceptable escalation of an innocent situation." A pale-faced Ms Gibbons walking with her head down and a thin blue blanket wrapped around her shoulders was taken from her prison cell to the meeting room earlier today