And at Harper Community College near Chicago...Muslim students' protest closes down art show

Up in Palatine, about twenty miles from me, an art show deemed offensive by Muslims was closed down just hours after it opened.

From the Daily Herald, hat tip to Freedom Folks.

An art exhibit that included photographs of nude Muslim women wearing only a head covering was taken down Thursday afternoon just hours after opening for public viewing at Harper College in Palatine.

Muslim students at the college protested to officials about the pieces on display in Building C.

Several students say the pieces — some showing young Muslim men with machine guns — were downright offensive.

“I think they should rip this down,” student Matt George said.

Another student, Hussein Ali, says a number of Muslim students at Harper now are thinking about leaving.

“The Muslim students are thinking about boycotting Harper because of this,” said Ali, 23, of Schaumburg.

Too bad the artists didn't think of urinating in a bottle and placing a crucifix in it. Oh wait, that's been done already!

Note: Safe to click, the image isn't there.

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