The decision by a US university to sack an art history teacher for showing students depictions of the Prophet Muhammad has sparked a flood of mixed reactions, with some welcoming the move and others condemning it.
In recent years, Christians have died in western countries because of mocking depictions of The Prophet or Allah. Perhaps this is what Ms. Wedatalla meant
After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.