In 2005-06 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad led to protests by Muslims worldwide. The controversy became local when the Daily Illini published several of the cartoons. Professor Rosen will discuss why Muslims feel so intensely that they must protect the Prophet, and why the Prophet, seen not just as a messenger, war leader, and arbiter, but also in a master-disciple relationship proves the rule of necessary deference by being the most exceptional social tie of all.
Hosted by:  Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

In conjunction with:  American Indian Studies Program, Asian-American Studies Program, Center for African Studies, Center for Global Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Geography, Department of History, Department of Human and Community Development, Department of Journalism, Department of Landscape Architecture, Department of Linguistics, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, European Union Center, Global Crossroads Living/Learning Center, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, International Programs and Studies, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, Program in Asian Law, Program in Comparative and World Literature, Program for the Study of Religion, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center, Hillel Foundation.

WILL-AM580 FOCUS interview with Lawrence Rosen