USA: On Islamist censorship in universities

A few articles :Hamline University -the Muslim fundamentalism censorship in art history class

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Source: https://www.change.org/p/petition-in-support-of-dr-erika-l%C3%B3pez-prater-the-dismissed-hamline-instructor-wrongly-accused-of-islamophobia/u/31262357?cs_tk=Av06fis7qQZ0JkBb3WMAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvBF90akUJvq9I0IQOfkheJw%3D&utm_campaign=b01fab7febee4ff8899291625477c402&utm_content=initial_v0_6_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs

1) MUST-listen episode of the @newlinesmag. Podcast THE LEDE with Islamic art historians Christiane Gruber & Erika López Prater, about the questions at the heart of the matter: https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/behind-the-hamline-university-incident-with-erika-lopez-prater-and-christiane-gruber/

2) The Hamline debacle underscores how critical it is to liberate historical Islamic art from today’s polarized politics. In @newlinesmag, Islamic art professor Christiane Gruber suggests how this might be done: https://newlinesmag.com/essays/islamic-art-is-pivotal-for-understanding-the-richness-of-the-muslim-world/

3) Debates over sacred images in the Byzantine Empire show why it’s hard to appease any side, writes leading Byzantine art historian Paroma Chatterjee: https://theconversation.com/debates-over-sacred-images-in-the-byzantine-empire-show-why-its-hard-to-appease-any-side-198225?fbclid=IwAR3xfOTZcEiLdSN7LGdioLt2SZBAIWNPODf9yZ5ne1wHgldxB4Ms6Ia8-Nk

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Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/hamline-university-minnesota-muhammad-academic-freedom/672742/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Who is afraid of a portrait of Muhammad?

When Hamline University cut ties with a professor who showed a painting of Muhammad, it sided with the most intolerant element of the American Muslim spectrum.
By Graeme Wood