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Mohammed shows face at the Met
New York Post ^ | September 25, 2011 | ISABEL VINCENT and MELISSA KLEIN

Posted on 09/25/2011 2:48:35 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

The Met is no longer non-prophet.

After at least an eight-year absence, images of Mohammed will return to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as the renovated Islamic galleries reopen in November.

The controversial depictions have not been seen in years, and there was some doubt about whether they would resurface when a $50 million renovation of the gallery space is completed.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: art; godsgravesglyphs; islam; mma; mmoa; mohammed; newyork; newyorkcity; themet
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1 posted on 09/25/2011 2:48:47 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Images of Mohammed?? Thought images weren’t allowed.


2 posted on 09/25/2011 2:50:50 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: ConservativeStatement

is there a pig section?


3 posted on 09/25/2011 2:53:39 PM PDT by max americana (FUBO NATION 2012 FK BARAK)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I will bet you a Pulled Pork sandwich it doesn’t happen.


4 posted on 09/25/2011 2:59:12 PM PDT by Bibman (DC politicians are all "Financial Pedophile's")
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To: Sacajaweau

I, like you, thought arabesque inlays and artistic calligraphy were all that is permitted. Any depiction of man or animals idolatry.


5 posted on 09/25/2011 2:59:51 PM PDT by JimSEA (The future ain't what it used to be.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Here’s something to think about. If images aren’t allowed then how do they know the image is of Mohammed? Sound like one of those “newer” rules they concocted.


6 posted on 09/25/2011 3:12:38 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

7 posted on 09/25/2011 3:16:19 PM PDT by PGR88 (I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Don’t you just wonder where that $50 million cane from???


8 posted on 09/25/2011 3:17:43 PM PDT by Paperdoll (NO MORE RINOs!)
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To: JimSEA

I remember it from the muzzies blowing up that huge ancient statue...I think in Afghanistan...and from pictures I’ve seen of the interior of old mosques.


9 posted on 09/25/2011 3:40:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: ConservativeStatement
Go ahead and demand cartoonists obey your commands!!!


Never pick a fight with someone with unlimited ink, and millions of frames to fill!

10 posted on 09/25/2011 3:56:48 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: JimSEA
Think again.....from my understanding, most of it comes from the Persian artistic tradition. A case in point.....
11 posted on 09/25/2011 3:58:47 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: JimSEA
Here's another one. From what I recall, it's not quite so verboten with the Iranian Shi'a. For example, the movie "Bruce Almighty": banned in many Muslims countries, for the portrayal of God in human form.....but not in Iran, where it was acceptable. Go figure.
12 posted on 09/25/2011 4:03:02 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Does this mean we can have another Draw Mohammad Day?
13 posted on 09/25/2011 4:07:38 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: ConservativeStatement

They don’t call it “Islamic Galleries” any more. It’s now Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia. I suppose that would be GAALTICALSA (Galtic-alsa) for short.

I vaguely remember that not even Muslims have strictly adhered to this ban. Like, they sometimes have drawn cartoon books that were intended for religious instruction, and sure ‘nuff Mad Mo’s phizzog is in there. That might be what the Met is showing.

Did anyone else going to this website get accosted by an ad, ostensibly by Google, that “you have been selected from [your locale] for an exclusive survey” and which complains when you navigate away? This is happening on Firefox on Linux with the latest security updates, so it probably isn’t a virus, but it sure does not fit Google’s carefully polished public image to look like this.


14 posted on 09/25/2011 4:07:38 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: ConservativeStatement
Oops, wrong Met.
15 posted on 09/25/2011 4:20:52 PM PDT by Sky Slug
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The only people who REALLY adhere to it are the Saudis, naturally. There was a good exhibit at the Pergammon Museum in Berlin of Islamic art, and there quite a few depictions of Muhammad, though mostly from the Persian tradition.

I will say, I found some of the calligraphy.....impressive. Specially the calligraphy done in gold against sold lapis lazuli.


16 posted on 09/25/2011 4:24:13 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
NY Post site? I have received something similar recently but not for that link.
17 posted on 09/25/2011 4:27:07 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: ConservativeStatement

Yes, NY Post. I might have unwittingly moused on one of the ads on that page. But this kind of grab doesn’t seem to befit Google’s image. Google’s evildoing is more subtle. They are not vying with porn sites for eyeballs.


18 posted on 09/25/2011 4:33:18 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I went to the Post's site and clicked on the article about Sly Stone. No popups appeared but I do recall seeing something in the past for a contest or whatever.
19 posted on 09/25/2011 4:45:03 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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Thanks ConservativeStatement.

Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


20 posted on 09/25/2011 7:25:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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