Mohammed Image Archive
Depictions of Mohammed Throughout History
The
Mohammed Image Archive is a compendium of images that depict Mohammed (the
7th-century founder of Islam), spanning all historical periods, cultures and
genres.
The inspiration for this Archive came from the global
controversy over the publication of Mohammed cartoons in the Danish newspaper
Jyllands-Posten, and the need for a comprehensive and even-handed look at
the wide variety of Mohammed depictions in Islamic and Western societies from
the Middle Ages until today. It will remain online as a resource for those
interested in freedom of expression. (Please note that the Arabic name
"Mohammed" has over the years been transliterated into Western languages with
several different spellings -- some of which you'll encounter on this site --
including Mahomet, Muhammad, and Mohamed.)
The images in the
Mohammed Image Archive have been divided into the following categories; click on
these links to view the images in each section:
Islamic Depictions of
Mohammed in Full
Islamic Depictions of
Mohammed with Face Hidden
European Medieval and
Renaissance Images
Miscellaneous Mohammed Images
Dante's Inferno
Book Illustrations
Book Covers
Satirical Modern
Cartoons
The
Jyllands-Posten Cartoons
Recent Responses to the
Controversy
Extreme
Mohammed
Email Responses from Readers
Links
NOTE:
If the pages above are loading slowly, please
click on any of the following links, which lead to mirror sites duplicating the
Mohammed Image Archive.
Mirror sites:
mohammed.lir.dk (Denmark)
jthz.com
(Netherlands)
parazite.pp.fi (Finland)
Nordish.net
(U.K.)
Anders' side (Denmark)
H R Nielsen
(Denmark)
Dragonfire (USA)
My Freedom of Speech (Norway)
internetcurrentevents.com (USA) (contains
out-of-date version of the Archive)
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If you know of any other interesting depictions of Mohammed that you
think should be included on this page, email suggestions here. Please do not send
suggestions until you have viewed all the pages, to ensure you're not suggesting
something already featured here.
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