Seattle Cartoonist Molly Norris Goes Into Hiding After Death Threat Over 'Draw Mohammed Day' -- USA TodayAt the urging of the FBI, the Seattle cartoonist behind "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" is "going ghost" — leaving town, changing her name, creating a new identity because of the death threat issued in July by an Islamic cleric linked to the failed Times Square bombing, the Seattle Weekly says of its former contributor.
The Cartoonist Formerly Known As Molly Norris gained notoriety in April with a comic responding to Comedy Central's censoring of a South Park episode after its creators received a death threat from Brooklyn-based radical Muslims offended by satirical representations of Mohammed. Islam forbids any representation of the prophet, which is considered blasphemous.
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More News On Seattle Cartoonist Molly Norris And 'Draw Mohammed Day'
Seattle cartoonist goes into hiding on FBI advice -- AP
Seattle Cartoonist in Hiding -- FOX News
US cartoonist who inspired 'Draw Mohammed Page' in hiding -- AFP
Muhammad row cartoonist 'in hiding on FBI advice' -- BBC
Cartoonist in Hiding After Threats -- New York Times
On the Advice of the FBI, Cartoonist Molly Norris Disappears From View -- Seattle Weekly News
My Comment: What was a joke in the beginning .... is definitely not funny to cartoonist Molly Norris today.
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