Thanks to J. B. for passing this along — The recent publication of a book about the Danish newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 prompted Islamic art expert Oleg Grabar to examine the history of depicting the Prophet in the Islamic world.

Oleg Grabar, “Seeing and Believing: The Image of the Prophet in Islam, The Real Story,” The New Republic, Nov. 4, 2009, pp. 33-37

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