A European school’s decision to exempt Muslim children from studying a literary classic has been met with backlash and ignited debate over cancel culture.
Written in the 14th-century, the most famous work by Dante – an Italian poet, writer and philosopher – allegorical poem The Divine Comedy tells the story of a man’s journey to Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. During this, Dante places the Prophet Mohammed and his cousin Ali in Hell, where they are tortured by sword-wielding demons.
Dante writes: “How is Mohammed mangled! Before me walks Ali weeping, from the chin his face cleft to the forelock.”
Dante’s work is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and The Divine Comedy is seen as the greatest literary…
