an adjunct professor at hamline university was fired for showing students paintings of prophet muhammad. the fact is that these paintings exist — commissioned by muslim rulers, crafted by pious muslim artists, for the consumption of muslim communities. it’s only in the last 100-150 years that salafi/ wahabi interpretations of islam made such images taboo. we cannot erase history. this is not charlie hebdo, racism or islamophobia. pls listen to the brilliant omid safi. watch here.