Painting: In the Name of God... Not at All

Artist's Statement This portrait of Abuhamza Almasri shows the man with one eye but does not divulge the hooks for hands.  Instead, here is the real hook: The title, "In the Name of God... Not at All." Because nowhere is it written in the Beautiful Quran that Man should Kill Man.  Religions are all beautiful, as long as they are no excuses to murder or torture.  The Muslim cleric used to preach at a mosque linked to Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person ever convicted in U.S. court in connection with the 11 September 2001 attacks, and shoe bomber Richard Reid. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.