A Minnesota university is under fire for dismissing an art history professor who showed Medieval paintings of the Prophet Muhammad:
The Islamic prophet Muhammad on Mount Hira. Ottoman miniature painting from the“Those in our community have expressed that a letter we published has caused them harm,” thewrote in explanation of the decision. “Our publication will not participate in conversations where a person must defend their lived experience and trauma as topics of discussion or debate.”
The university had held a 33-person meeting about the incident on November 10, with Everett and other administrators such as the dean of students, the interim provost, the assistant director of social justice programs, and the university chaplain among those in attendance, as well as a number of students.
“Many of the Muslim students on campus, after they heard of this incident, it impacted them. It impacted their grades, it impacted them finishing off the semester. They obviously were hurt. At the same time, they’re appreciative of the institution doing the right thing,” Hussein toldNews of the professor’s termination was first reported outside the university inby Christiane Gruber, an art historian who specializes in depictions of Muhammad.
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