Friday, September 17, 2010

Cartoonist behind 'Draw Mohammed' Facebook Page Goes into Hiding

THE TELEGRAPH: The satirical cartoonist who inspired the controversial "Everybody Draw Mohammed Page" on Facebook has gone into hiding on the advice of the FBI.

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Everybody Draw Mohammed page on Facebook. Photo: The Telegraph

Molly Norris, of Seattle, Washington, has moved and changed her name following a call for her assassination by US-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

The Seattle weekly newspaper said: "You may have noticed that Molly Norris's comic is not in the paper this week. That's because there is no more Molly.

"The gifted artist is alive and well, thankfully. But on the insistence of top security specialists at the FBI she is, as they put it, 'going ghost' - moving, changing her name, and essentially wiping away her identity." >>> Nick Allen, Los Angeles | Friday, September 17, 2010

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cartoonist in Hiding After Death Threats: A cartoonist in Seattle who promoted an “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” last spring is now in hiding after her life was threatened by Islamic extremists. >>> Brian Stelter | Thursday, September 16, 2010