By Andrew L. Jaffee

Once again, we see how easy it is for the Muslim world to get whipped up into a frenzy of hatred over nothing (a teddy bear?). Do we need further proof of the prevailing attitude of hatred that exists in much of Islam — especially when thousands of people tell us that they’re intolerant (or when we see Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites, both Muslim groups, kill each other by the thousands)? From the AP:

Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear “Muhammad.” …

They [the protestors] called for Gibbons’ execution, saying, “No tolerance: Execution,” and “Kill her, kill her by firing squad.” …