A Minnesota adjunct professor has been fired for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammed to a class that included a Muslim student who complained about it offending her religion.
Erika López Prater, 42, was let go from her position at Hamline University in Saint Paul despite warning students ahead of time about the 14th-century imagery.
Many practicing Muslims do not believe in looking at pictures of the Prophet Muhammad as they believe it may lead to worshipping an image.
With that in mind, Prater warned her class before she cast the image on her screen, giving them the chance to leave the room if they wished.
Muslim student Aram Wedatalla chose to stay in the room. She says she was 'blindsided' by the images that followed.
She and the school's Muslim Association then complained to the school and Lopez Prater was fired. The school has since called the incident 'Islamophobic'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11612991/Hamline-University-adjunct-professor-fired-showing-painting-Prophet-Muhammad.html
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