Muhammad
Student groups show support for Minnesota college president
By Associated Press — January 27, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several student groups at a Minnesota college that dismissed an adjunct art instructor for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad to her class say they do not want the school's embattled president to resign.
The role of Blackness in the Hamline Islamic art controversy
By Kayla Renee Wheeler and Edward E. Curtis IV — January 12, 2023
(RNS) — We’ve heard little about the students who initiated the complaint and why they objected to a painting of the prophet.
Who says you can’t show students a portrait of Muhammad?
By Mark Silk — January 11, 2023
(RNS) — A multiple-choice quiz to help college administrators navigate religious freedom on campus.
On abortion, Muslim Americans say Islamic history is ‘on the side of mercy’
By Alejandra Molina — June 17, 2022
(RNS) — Muslim Americans are gearing up for what overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision could mean for their communities.
New biography offers novel approach to life of Muhammad
By Joseph Hammond — November 12, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, 'Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait,' biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves them together for a fresh telling of a familiar story.
Dane who drew controversial Muhammad caricature dies at 86
By Jari Tanner — July 19, 2021
HELSINKI (AP) — Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose image of the Prophet Muhammad was at the center of widespread anger has died.
Michael Muhammad Knight wants to introduce you to Islam’s prophet — 40 times
By Aysha Khan — January 18, 2019
(RNS) — In his latest book, Michael Muhammad Knight seeks a more fluid biography of the Holy Prophet of Islam — beyond modern constructions.
Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland but remains a problem for Christian and Muslims
By Steve Pinkerton — November 8, 2018
(The Conversation) — In an increasingly pluralist, multicultural West, blasphemy laws find fresh purpose in policing intolerance between religious communities.
The ‘Splainer: What does the apocalyptic jihad of ISIS mean for the rest of us?
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 19, 2015
(RNS) Many extreme jihadists believe they are in the midst of an apocalyptic struggle against Christians and Jews. And their views are spreading.
Islamic group evangelizes The Prophet’s message on billboards in U.S. cities
By Reuters — June 19, 2015
Some signs invite viewers to explore the Muslim faith while others portray Mohammad as a supporter of women's rights and religious tolerance.
Charlie Hebdo artist: Drawing The Prophet ‘no longer interests me’
By Reuters — April 30, 2015
Luz drew the tearful Mohammad holding a "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") sign for the first edition published after terrorists killed his magazine colleagues.
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, in hiding, fears militants are winning
By Reuters — March 11, 2015
MALMO, Sweden (RNS) Lars Vilks has spent the last few weeks moving from one safe house to another, and has been told he cannot go back to his home for the foreseeable future.
Why the Charlie Hebdo attack is not about images or free speech (COMMENTARY)
By Hussein Rashid — January 8, 2015
(RNS) to view the assault as simply about images of Muhammad is to accept a long-standing narrative about Muslim sensitivity to portrayals of Muhammad, which plays into conceptions of Muslims as superstitious savages.
Muslims on edge after Paris terrorist attack on satirical magazine
By Aida Alami — January 7, 2015
PARIS (RNS) "I believe that the attacks today will only grow the racism against Muslims," said Abdallah Zekri, president of the National Observatory Against Islamophobia, in Paris.
Karen Armstrong on the connections between religion and violence
By Lauren Markoe — November 13, 2014
(RNS) To those who say that religion is inherently violent, Karen Armstrong responds with "Fields of Blood," a book that walks through thousands of years of human history, religion and warfare.
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