Wafaa Bilal update
updated March 14 -- see below
A few websites have popped up to support Wafaa Bilal and the exhibition of his work "Virtual Jihadi."
WafaaBilal.com has posted pictures and other media from the one-night exhibition at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.
And Free Troy Letters is, well, we'll let them explain:
Sparked by the blatant censorship of Wafaa Bilal's artwork in March 2008, Free Troy Letters illuminates attempts to limit democratic governance and discussion at RPI and in the city of Troy by mapping responses to authoritarian practices.
There are already a number of letters posted there.
And if you'd like to hear (or, rather, read) Bilal at length, here's an interview with him.
By the way, we couldn't find the off-campus RPI College Republicans site where someone reportedly called the institute's art department a "terrorist safehaven." If anyone has the link, please send it along or post it in the comments.
Here's the off-campus RPI College Republicans site that's been playing a role in all this. The site doesn't seem to include the "terrorist safe haven" remark.
(Thanks for the link, skfl!)
photo: wafaabilal.com
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here is the rpi college republicans site that caused all the hub bub (bub) in case you are still looking for it: http://rpicollegerepublicans.blogspot.com/ - notice the lack of comments or contact info...
... said skfl on Mar 14, 2008 at 3:45 PM | link