Hamline University Settles With Prof Who Didn’t Get Contract Renewed After Showing Image of Muhammed in Art Class

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Hamline University Settles With Prof Who Didn’t Get Contract Renewed After Showing Image of Muhammed in Art Class
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'Scholars and religious leaders have sometimes disagreed about whether Islam permits images of the Prophet Muhammad.'

Hamline University Settles With Prof Who Didn’t Get Contract Renewed After Showing Image of Muhammed in Art ClassHamline University reached a settlement this week with a former art history instructor whose contract wasn’t renewed after she showed centuries-old artworks in class that depicted the Prophet Muhammad.

López Prater had sued the private school, which has a long history of connections to the United Methodist Church, for religious discrimination. Her case had placed the university at the center of an uncomfortable debate over academic freedom, Islamophobia and religious tolerance.

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