Minnesota professor dismissed over showing Islamic art can proceed with lawsuit, judge rules
Source: AP
Updated 1:01 PM CDT, September 19, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Hamline University adjunct art professor can proceed with her lawsuit against the private Minnesota school but only on the basis of religious discrimination, a federal judge has ruled.
Erika López Prater sued Hamline University earlier this year after she was dismissed following a complaint from a Muslim student that she showed ancient images of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course last year.
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The controversy began in October when López Prater showed a 14th-century painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad to her students as part of a lesson on Islamic art. She had warned them beforehand in the class syllabus, giving them an opportunity to opt out. She also reportedly gave a trigger warning before the lesson in which the image was shown. A student who attended the class — who was president of Hamline’s Muslim Student Association — complained to the university, saying the trigger warning didn’t define what image would be shown. In Islam, portraying the Prophet Muhammad has long been taboo for many.
The university later decided not to renew López Prater’s contract.
The fallout was far-reaching, leading the school’s faculty to overwhelmingly call for university President Fayneese Miller to resign. Miller announced in April that she will retire next year. That announcement came three months after she conceded that she mishandled the situation, particularly in calling López Prater’s showing of the image “Islamophobic.”................................................
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I try my best to be sensitive to others religious beliefs but in this case it seems the college aged student was given 2 warnings and she still choose to view the art. This is probably reaching but this case reminds of what is happening in Florida--probably other states--that even if one parent is offended or if a students feelings are hurt, the faculty member gets fired gets written up or ....--or the book is removed. It is getting just too stupid and crazy!!
Anyway, just my opine.
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The clown is at a higher learning institution and brings in is extreme religious interpretation. I hope she wins biggly. 
