(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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Dr. Erika Lopez Prater was fired despite reportedly informing students multiple times that an image of Muhammad — in a class about Islamic art — was going to be shown.

In October, López Prater showed a 14th century painting depicting the prophet Muhammad in a lesson on Islamic art. For many Muslims, visual depictions of Muhammad violate their faith, which ...

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.

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 ...

Hamline University campus in St. Paul on Dec. 30, 2022. Erika López Prater, a lecturer who lost a teaching job after she showed an image of the Prophet Muhammad in her art history class, igniting ...