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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Us professor sues university over prophet muhammad image row - The Untold Story

Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the US has said it is reviewing its actions [Courtesy: Creative Commons]

A professor in the United States has announced plans to sue a Minnesota university following a row over her showing a painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on Islamic art.

Hamline University, a small, private school in the city of St Paul, chose not to renew Adjunct Professor Erika Lopez Prater’s contract after a student objected to her showing a 14th-century painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a lesson on Islamic art as part of Lopez Prater’s global art course.

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