Iranian history professor at San Francisco State University is investigated for showing class drawing of Prophet Muhammad by college's 'equity' department after Muslim student complained
An Iranian-born history professor at San Francisco State University is being investigated by the school's 'Equity Programs & Compliance' office after a Muslim student complained that he showed a picture of Prophet Muhammad during a lecture.
Professor Maziar Behrooz was teaching his class about the history of the Islamic world between and last fall when he showed the image of the Muslim prophet, aggravating a devout student.
In some sects of Islam images of Muhammad are strictly forbidden, a long-held practice intended to prevent people from worshiping the man as a god. The student told this to Behrooz, who insisted that what was and wasn't shown in his class was his decision.
Behrooz says similar images are widely sold in Tehran, and displayed in the homes of Shi'ite Muslims, who have no qualms about sharing images of Muhammad.
The student then went to Behrooz's department chair and to school administrators to complain, leading to the school's Equity office to open an official invest
WHY IRAN? A Conversation between Dr. MAZIAR BEHROOZ and MICHAEL VEILUVA
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Maziar Behrooz is Associate Professor at the History Department of San Francisco State University. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on Iran and is the author of two books on the history of Iranian left movement. His first book is Rebels with a Cause (), which has been translated into Persian () and Turkish (). His second book is Perspectives on the History of Rebels with a Cause in Iran, published in Persian ().
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