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Ep. 251: 5 Headlines You Can’t Miss

The Liz Wheeler Show

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'I'm Muslim, I Don't Want to See a Picture of the Prophet Mohammed'

Christiane Gruber, a professor of Islamic art at the University of Michigan, was fired for showing an image that violated her religious beliefs. The painting shows angel Gabriel delivering first Quranic revelation to Prophet Mohammed. Professor put warning in class syllabus: If this violates anybody's religious beliefs, you can step out and I'll let you know when you can come back. A student signed up for it anyway; she didn't say if she was Muslim or not but they don't want her to be allowed to do it because it violates their belief.

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