The “blasphemers” in this case were the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists who recently published a fresh depiction of the prophet Muhammad on their weekly newspaper’s cover in remembrance of the ...

The Asia Society said the two images should not have been blurred, though it recognizes the need to display them in context since many Muslims object to depictions of Muhammad as sacrilegious.

How the "Ban" on Images of Muhammad Came to Be Published Jan 19, 2015 at 1:32 PM EST Updated Mar 13, 2016 at 11:15 PM EDT US Supreme Court By Christiane Gruber ...

However, the images showcased by López Prater date back to the 14th and 16th centuries, during which many figurative depictions of the Prophet Muhammad were made for veneration and devotion, not ...

(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.

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 ...

This is one of the images discussed by Christiane Gruber. The Prophet Muhammad is pictured in this Islamic manuscript dated 1539–43.

The Shiite branch of Islam, Awad said, is more flexible on this question, and does not explicitly forbid the depiction of the prophet in positive images and in film. But mockery of Islam can be ...

NEW YORK — Vivid illustrations of the underworld are currently on view at the Asia Society, where in a new exhibition the dead dance among the flames in illustrated manuscripts and other ...