'The professor should be thanked': Muslim
Public Affairs Council demands Hamline
University 'REVERSE' its decision to fire
professor who showed painting of prophet
Mohammed to class - praises her teaching
and says image was not Islamophobic
Posted By: voxpopuli, 1/10/2023 10:47:20 AM
A prominent Muslim organization is defending a professor who was fired after showing a painting of the Prophet Mohammed to class. The Muslim Public Affairs Council released a statement Monday demanding Hamline University reverse its decision to fire art history professor Erika Lopez Prater. (snip) But Aram Wedatalla, a student who is also the president of the university's Muslim association, chose to remain online in the class. She then complained to school officials that the image 'blindsided' her and made her feel marginalized.
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A prominent Muslim organization is defending a professor who was fired after showing a painting of the Prophet Mohammed to class.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council released a statement Monday demanding Hamline University reverse its decision to fire art history professor Erika Lopez Prater. (snip) But Aram Wedatalla, a student who is also the president of the university's Muslim association, chose to remain online in the class. She then complained to school officials that the image 'blindsided' her and made her feel marginalized.
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file this under Left eating their Own.. Hamline is one of the biggest commie skoolz in Minn. they probably SPONSORED this woman to get her in here..