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Times Square car bomb: police investigate South Park link

Allen, Nick (May 2, 2010). "Times Square car bomb: police investigate South Park link - Police in New York are investigating whether a car bomb in Times Square was targeted at the makers of South Park over a controversial depiction of the Prophet Mohammed". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 2010-05-03. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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Clarification requested

I feel this should be explicitly stated: Are depictions prohibited because they are incorrect or because they are correct? If it is the former, then how is this determined? I have yet to hear of a contemporary portrait surfacing. --Auric (talk) 20:24, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Depictions are not prohibited in the Qur'an in either case. Rklawton (talk) 01:34, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No it doesn't. Pls read the article.96.35.209.81 (talk) 22:14, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody Draw Mohammed Day

Everybody Draw Mohammed Day events will need a new heading here. Alatari (talk) 04:54, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]