An Academic Is Fired Over a Medieval Painting of the Prophet Muhammad

The dismissal of an instructor at Hamline University on baseless charges of 'Islamophobia' raises concerns about freedom on campus.

[...] Through conflation or confusion, Hamline has privileged an ultraconservative Muslim view on the subject that happens to coincide with the age-old Western cliche that Muslims are banned from viewing images of the prophet. This Muslim traditionalist and American Orientalist “echo chamber” is not just simplistic and counterfactual; it also muzzles all other voices while potentially endangering rare and precious works of Islamic art. Christiane Gruber, New Lines Magazine

una discussione molto interessante sul bigottismo ora in corso in molte università americane. Spesso purtroppo l'ignoranza porta ad appoggiare posizioni retrive.