The fallout from the case of Mohammed, the  Sudanese teddy bear continues with chilling after effects and ironic implications.  Teddy bears are named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, so the story goes, because he liked to hunt.  That was considered an honor. HoweverA BRITISH children's author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole to promote multiculturalism has renamed him Morgan so as not to offend Muslims. The author, Kes Gray, who is postponing reprinting his book until he gets his multiculturalism straight also stated:“I had no idea at all of the sensitivities of the name Mohammed until seeing this case in Sudan,” Gray told The Sunday Times.“As soon as I saw the news I thought, 'Oh gosh, I've got a mole called Mohammed - this is not good'.”Gray's book, which has sold 40,000 copies in Britain and overseas, also featured the characters Dipak Dalmatian and Pedro Penguin in an effort to be...(Read Full Post)