[Foundation-l] Muhammad

[Florence Devouard]

A N wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I am on this mailing list only to learn about Wikipedia and do a small
> presentation for my class this quarter.
> I noticed a lot of emails about the Mohammed pictures. I don't know if it
> helps you through the decisions making process but
> that said i'm quite confident that this is not a Mohammed picture. Most
> probably it is Ali. and for that reason it should be fine.
> in Iran(Majority Shia Moslem) a lot of Ali pictures can be found. there is
> not objection from religious authorities about that.
> But you can rarely find a Muhammad picture. in most of the old paintings
> Mohammed face was not painted in detail. instead
> it was drawn as a big source of light. I come from Iran and would be more
> than happy to help you with this topic or any related issue.
> I can also translate from Farsi(Persian) to English.
> 
> Aslan

Hello Aslan

See also emails posted here: 
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2008-March/039057.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2008-March/039062.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2008-March/039066.html

Best

Ant