Disgrace: Metropolitan museum quietly removes Mohammed art out of fear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may not include them in a renovated exhibition area slated to open in 2011, The Post has learned.

The museum said the controversial images — objected to by conservative Muslims who say their religion forbids images of their holy founder — were “under review.”

Critics say the Met has a history of dodging criticism and likely wants to escape the kind of outcry that Danish cartoons of Mohammed caused in 2006…

Islamic art expert Kishwar Rizvi said the Met — which has one of the world’s best Islamic collections — has nothing to fear from Mohammed.

“Museums shouldn’t shy away from showing this in a historical context,” said Rizvi, historian of Islamic Art at Yale University.