The French philosopher Volitare said, “I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it.”
Earlier this year in France Muslim gunmen murdered 12 staff members of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing a caricature of Muhammad. (Any depiction of Muhammad is sacrilege according to Islam.)
These executions were condemned by Muslims worldwide.
But moderate Muslim condemnation wasn’t enough for Pamela Geller, Executive Director of American Freedom Defense Initiative, she said, “After the Charlie Hebdo massacre—and after the violent Muhammad [Danish] cartoon riots a few years ago—there should have been cartoon exhibits all over the world, to show the Islamic jihadis that we will not kowtow to violent intimidation.”
So Geller and the American Freedom Defense Initiative sponsored the Inaugural Muhammad Art Exhibit & Contest. This event was to be held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
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