my watchers will certainly notice that I uploaded many drawings in these 2 last days. and some may be wondering why. here is my reply:

One day in 2010, while I was browsing DeviantArt, I faced a very shocking drawing, it was supposed to represent the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- but the one who drew it made sure to make his drawing incredibly dark, disgusting and super offending. I had never seen such a horrible drawing before and it left me speechless, in a negative way. At that time, I clicked the "report" button to report the drawing to DeviantArt admins as 'hate art'. after a few days, I got a reply stating that they do not see it as hate art. so they won't take any actions. it was upsetting to realize that some people don't care about others' feelings. and they choose offending and insulting ways to express their freedom. which is totally opposite to what I learned from the teachings of my religion. in Islam, we are taught to express our opinions without trying to deliberately offend other people and disrespect their religious symbols. we care about all people's feelings. and we consider that our freedom ends when other people's freedoms start. so we do not transgress our limits while enjoying our freedom. this is what Islam teaches. Sadly many people of other faiths (or those with no faith) lack such morals. so they consider it their right to irresponsibly offend others.

Later I learned of the event called 'Draw Mohammed Day' (or DMD). it appears that some people have so much free time. sadly they are fed misconceptions and lies about Islam. so hate grew in their hearts and blindness covers their eyes. they came up with the idea of celebrating a day to attack Islam by trying to insult the holy prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- with their drawings. but they covered it claiming it to be a display of freedom of speech. needless to say that all of their drawings are of a really poor quality. If I were one of these guys, I would certainly try to spend my time to improve instead of wasting it drawing ugly hate art. But It's interesting to notice that good skillful artists didn't waste their talent participating in this meaningless event. which is good to know.

Different Muslims have different reactions to this event. I heard some probably made riots, some Muslim scholars talked in news and media. some Muslims made petitions (what for? I have no idea). some Muslim countries blocked websites that encouraged the event. and maybe some powerless Muslims cried about their inability to come up with something.
But I didn't see Muslims facing this event with the same weapon. these Islamophobes are using the recipe of half cooked art mixed with ignorance and hate of the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him-. We, as Muslims can counter their attack with beautiful [real] art mixed with truth, knowledge and love of the last prophet of Islam. And this is something every Muslim artist can do and should.
Like they are trying to flood internet with their hateful art, we can flood internet with beautiful lovely art.

For this reason, I decided, that I make it my duty, when this day of the year comes, to make as many drawings as I can + articles about the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- and upload them as a counter attack to this ignorant hate wave. My purpose is to keep things in balance to allow people to hear both voices. And to allow respectful non-Muslims to see and learn a little about this great man.

I invite every Muslim artist to do the same. and let the world know that you exist.
you can participate in one (or more) of the following:
if you can draw, you can make a drawing with Mohammed -peace be upon him- as theme (without representing the prophet). and add an article below to allow people to learn a couple of things. you don't need to be the author. just find an article from a good Islamic website and copy-paste it to share it.
Don't worry and say that your drawing skill is not that great. the islamophobe's drawings are really crappy. I am pretty sure your drawing is much better, especially when mixed with a strong and beautiful message and made for a good cause.
if you can not draw, but you can take photos, take any photos of any Islamic-related thing. upload it and share with it, an article about the prophet Mohammed.
if you can not draw nor take photos, go to some websites that offer free photos without copyright and you can find some photos of the prophet's Mosque in Madinah (or any Islamic ornaments and art) add some text to the photo and upload it with an article below.
if you can not draw, but you can make stamps, make some about the prophet.
if you can write poems, write a poem about the prophet.
you can share an article about the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- in your journal for people to read.
if you don't want to write an article in your journal, you can share some links to some websites that talk about the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him-. it has less effect, but better than nothing.
if you have other ideas, you can make them.
if you don't like all these ideas, and you don't have any other ideas or you don't want to do anything, then I have no other advice than this: 'go to the nearest corner and cry there'. because your existence in this world seems to be just like your non-existence. I really pity you for choosing to remain a mere consumer.

In the end, I'd like to tell you one thing: This kind of hateful events will cease to exist only when more non-Muslims will learn the truth about the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him-. Don't think these people will learn about Mohammed in their dreams. We Muslims have the duty to let the world know. we have to speak loud and work to bring the truth to the people. when we do our duty, things will change. when we sit and just talk, nothing will change. you can choose what you want to do. and know that what you choose will define when this hate event will die.


So, now you know why your inbox is full of my recent work.