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Molly Norris, Artist Behind 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' Cartoon, Goes Into Hiding

(Sept. 15) -- So much for freedom of speech. At the urging of the FBI, Molly Norris, the Seattle-based illustrator and cartoonist whose satirical drawing marking "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" resulted in death threats, global protests and impassioned debate about religion and censorship, has been forced to change her...

US Cartoonist Lands on Hit List for Muhammad Event

(July 12) -- Molly Norris, the American cartoonist who started "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day," has been placed on the hit list of radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki singled out Norris as "a prime target of assassination" for suggesting earlier this year that Americans draw the prophet to protest the...

Clashing Perspectives Mark 'Draw Mohammad Day'

(May 20) -- From professional cartoonists to American Muslims, foreign governments to average Facebook users, it seems everyone has something to say about the spontaneous online event known as "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day." The event has its roots in a decision last month by Comedy Central, which had received...

Creators Out, But Muhammad Drawing Protest Is On

(April 27) -- An event calling on North Americans to draw the Islamic prophet Muhammad is not only drawing controversy, it's also drawing in participants -- even as the organizers drop out of the picture. After hearing about the threats made against "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker by Muslim activists for...

Everybody Draw Mohammad Day News From the Web

02/26/12 James Taranto is "surprised to see @annalthouse sort... Source: Althouse I was not defending Blow's infamous "Stick that in your magic underwear" tweet.
03/23/11 Will Facebook Remove Page Calling for Third Intifada? Source: Commentary According to YNetNews.com, the Facebook group has attracted nearly 250,000 members since it was created less than a month ago.
02/25/11 Your Danish Cartoons Hangover Update: Chesser Gets 25... Source: The Comics Reporter in a news item that's hitting the wires without the "danish cartoons" phrasing, we learn that Zachary Chesser was sentenced to 25 years on three charges, including threats to the South Park creators, threats to participants in Everybody Draw Mohammad Day, and support to terrorist organizations.

Background on Everybody Draw Mohammad Day

Everybody Draw Mohammed Day was an event held on May 20, 2010 in support of free speech and freedom of artistic expression of those threatened by violence for drawing representations of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

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