(RNS) — An instructor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, showed a 14th-century painting of Muhammad. A Muslim student objected. The instructor was let go.

An art history class at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., included Islamic artworks from the 14th and 16th century that depicted the prophet Muhammad.

She also showed a second image, from the 16th century, which depicted Muhammad wearing a veil. Dr. López Prater said that no one in class raised concerns, and there was no disrespectful commentary.

The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is demanding the reinstatement of an adjunct professor fired for displaying an image of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in class. Erika López Prater, an ...

The Board of Trustees for Hamline University released the following statement: "As Minnesota's first university we've learned a lot in our nearly 170 years. Recent events have required us to look ...

Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, issued a syllabus warning students that the class would contain images of holy figures, including the prophet Muhammad and the ...

Many Muslims see showing the image of the Prophet Muhammad as sacrilegious. Some local Muslim leaders have come forward in support of the University’s decision.

San Francisco State University is investigating a professor, Maziar Behrooz, for showing an image of the prophet Muhammad in a course last fall on the history of Islam, according to the Foundation for ...

Muslim students took offense and an art history class was labeled Islamophobic. But many Muslims and scholars consider the artworks Islamophilic instead.

In the fall of 2022, Behrooz was teaching the history of the Islamic world between 500 and 1700 and showed a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad. He's taught the course, and the image, for years.

A Minnesota liberal arts professor who was allegedly fired after showing students images of Muhammad in a class about Islamic art warned students about the works in the syllabus.