25 September 2009

Muslim artwork taken down

A work by a young French artist, put up in a display window in Brussels, has caused negative reactions. The display had to be taken down. The work is by Mehdi-Georges Lahlou. It displays a prayer area for Muslims, and in the middle of men's shoes, a pair of women's shoe with high heels. The work caused negative reactions from passers-by. People threw stones at the shop window, spit at it, and the shop window was vandalized. [Islam in Europe] Read more