I’ve drawn all of my life, but I never drew Muhammad, even though I was raised Muslim and was told he was a great man. And then, in 2005, Muslims threatened Danish cartoonists with death for drawing Muhammad. Like 9/11/01, the event was a flashpoint in my life. Free Speech was under attack by the same enemy who flew planes into our towers and who continued to wage a global jihad on civilization because a weak West refuses to defeat them. And in the face of this attack on Free Speech, many in the West refused to publish the Danish Muhammad cartoons, purportedly out of “respect for Islam,” but in reality, because they’re self-loathing gutless people who have no principles. Many in the West became de facto Muslims and submitted to Islam. And the enemy watched, pleased.
That’s when I decided to draw Muhammad. Not to “taunt” Muslims, as I’m accused of doing, as if “taunting” should lead to death threats and death, but to draw what the Islamic enemy doesn’t want me to draw. Defying evil is not “taunting.” I draw Muhammad not because I’m “suicidal,” as I’m ironically told by those who also claim that “Islam means peace,” but because I have the right to draw anything I want to. I first drew Muhammad in support of those who drew him and had their lives threatened over it. I drew Muhammad in support of those who were character assassinated by those without character. Those who draw Muhammad are condemned for “disrespecting Islam,” a religion that respects nothing outside of it, and tells its followers to “kill the infidels wherever you find them.” The greatest crime in Islam is not any actual crime; it’s disbelief in Islam. And the “crime” of drawing Muhammad is essentially Muslims flexing their muscles against a weak West, to keep us in check, as Muslims have drawn Muhammad over the centuries, particularly Shiite Muslims. It’s all about an enemy trying to intimidate a West who has shown that it’s willing to submit to its demands. I drew Muhammad, and I continue to draw Muhammad, because I’m free. Because I love Free Speech, and I want to live in a world where Free Speech is alive and well. All one needs to do is look at the parts of the world where there is no Free Speech, to fully appreciate how monumentally important it is.
I draw Muhammad because if I don’t — and many have stopped drawing him — then we will more closely resemble the Islamic world, which is a world where the bad guy won. I will continue to do my individual part to make sure that our world is never going to be that world, one Muhammad cartoon at a time. I have over 130 of my Muhammad cartoons in this volume, and I’ve drawn him over 200 times, so I expect to have more volumes.
I was asked in an interview once if I will ever stop drawing Muhammad, and I answered, “No. While it’s not a joy to draw something that brings death threats, it’s the death threats that will have to stop before I ever stop drawing Muhammad.” And so I continue to draw Muhammad, despite death threats. Despite the fact that most publishers will never give me work because of it. The enemy goes undefeated, and they continue to threaten us with more attacks, and personally threaten me for drawing Muhammad cartoons. I’m asked, “Aren’t you afraid to draw Muhammad?,” and I answer that I’m afraid not to. I can’t imagine letting savages dictate what I draw. Savages who murder human beings over cartoons. That’s intolerable, and they must be fought on all fronts, and I fight them by drawing Muhammad.
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Andrei says
Don’t stop!!!
Guy Macher says
God bless Bosch Faustin! We need more men of his heroism and character.
gravenimage says
Hear, hear!
JM says
Islam is a sickness which infected the world when crafty merchant Mohammed received his “revelation” from Satan posing as the angel Gabriel. It is still spreading its deadly message, still festering.
Laughter and mockery are the cure to this death cult masquerading as a religion.
Keep up the good work, Bosch Fawstin, , with your brave and brilliant drawings!
Stay safe and may God and His angels guard and protect you!
Tony Buston says
Really admire Bosch Faustin.”Lord God please keep him and those whom he loves safe and free”.
commonsense says
Bosch Fawstin is not only a fine illustrator, he is also a first-rate writer, and a fearless one at that. Stay safe, and bless you.
gravenimage says
Also true, commonsense.
Tom W Harris says
Immense thanks, Bosch. I wish we could clone you.
boakai ngombu says
thank you for work, Bosch. it must not be an easy task to capture a wraith from out of the umma’s imagination enough to cause their concern.
SB says
Why do I draw Mohamed? Because I can.
Indiana Tom says
Mohammed was very white and in fact he was so white I have drawn him below.
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boakai ngombu says
tis a shame that his black, cold heart cannot be seen
gravenimage says
🙂
Yesenia says
YOU ARE MY HERO. GOD BLESS YOU!
Freedom says
Mr. Fawstin,
You and what you do are a candle of resistance in what would otherwise be the new dark age of Islamic domination. Islam says that we may not, must not, shall not, and will not mock Muhammad, on pain of death, yet you, knowing full well the risk and having seen others fall, are so protective of our precious Freedom, that you draw anyway.
You have weighed the personal risk of doing so against the societal risk for all of us of not doing so, and you take a firm grasp on your pen and pour out your resistance upon the paper. You defy with your mighty pen and ink, those who have silenced entire Nations with Violence and threats of Violence into compliance with their repressive Islamic Laws.
I recognize you for the candle in the dark, the ray of hope your actions represent to those countless millions who value Freedom, and I sincerely thank you on behalf of those who see only darkness encroaching from all sides as all encompassing shroud of Islamic submission draws ever closer.
You are an uncommon man of singular courage with nerves of steel and a spine of titanium, and you have set an example for us all. The flame of freedom burns brightly inside you sir and flows with great power from the tip of your mighty pen which must not, shall not, and will not ever be silenced.
Signed,
So say all of us
gravenimage says
+1
FYI says
Keep drawing.
I like to draw cartoons with oblique references..it confuses the intolerant islamic mind…
Like ..
A Turban with a question mark under it
{How do you know it represents muhammed?You don’t}
A picture of an empty desert with a dust cloud in the distance
{“Is it….. mohammed?or is it somebody else on a camel?So hard to tell..we’ll never know”}
Darth Vader and {a turban with a ? under it}on the Death Star the day mo split the moon in half.
“The prophet getting lost in a snow storm”{Blank page}
“the prophet,hidden behind a cloud, sitting under a tree reading the Bible and taking notes
as allah tells him…. to consult the Bible {see koran 10:94:allah tells mo to read the Bible,if in doubt…}
mohammed,his brother mohammed and his other brother muhammed visiting Mexico on vacation.
{it’s the 3 islamic amigos!….oh no wait sorry…they have musical instruments..and they are drinking beer…they are Mariachis:allah doesn’t like musical instruments…or sombreros…}
Hide and Sikh:muhammed disguised as a Sikh…or maybe it is a Sikh..hard to tell…
from this distance,when viewed through a telescope..from mount everest..
An empty desert scene:muhammed,seen here after inventing the cloaking device after independently discovering the Laws of Physics with no help from any infidels…when he found a Jewish Physicist in a Gharqad tree{“the Tree of the Jews”}
jibreel:muhammed’s pet pig….
Panmelia says
FYI, love your ideas. Why shouldn’t madmo exist in your imagination as much as he exists in the imagination of millions of muslims, along with allurggh. When a meme gets hold, it’s terrifying what it can produce. The West should have begun of programme of de-islamification at the same time as the de-nazification programme they got going in post-war Germany. We desperately need one now.
gravenimage says
Why I Draw Muhammad
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Hear, hear, Bosch Fawstin! A brave and principled man, and a fine illustrator. I have all three of the issues of “The Infidel”, the poster book, and the book of cartoons on its way.
I had hoped to contribute to Geert Wilders Muhammad Cartoon Art show, canceled due to threats of violence. Bosch Fawstin–the winner of the Garland contest–was to have been one of the judges.
And as he notes, drawing Muhammad is *not* just “taunting” Muslims–most Muhammad cartoons are critical of the vicious perfect man of Islam–we have every right to be critical of robbery, slavery, rape, and mass murder.
Here is one of my own Muhammad cartoons, critical of the “Prophet’s” pedophile rape of little 9-year-old Aisha:
http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/gravenimageartist/media/bWVkaWFJZDo1MTM3OTE0Mw==/?ref=1
(click on the image to see the whole picture)
Gautam Pal says
You are always my hero. You are fighting our fight. Never stop against these thugs.
Mark Webb says
Muhammad was a pedophile and his wives were pigs…..
chantal says
Really lets face it: those who condemned the drawing of Mohammed are doing one thing, intimidation by bullying. Those are 2 reprehensible behaviours that are taught in the 21st century public/private schools to our children as being highly undesirable . That is why we need to denounce their violent bullying. The Liberals are also bullying anyone who has a different opinion than their own such as calling them racists. That is pure bullying.
terry says
I remember Bosch when he posted on CBC as Pigman, he was an inspiration for those of us who were informed, unfortunately he was forced to say goodbye over the frustration of having his comments subjectively moderated and disabled or taking forever to get through.
CBC has gotten much worse since then, they submitted years ago and are now full blown sharia compliant, as is our government under Trudeau.
Thanks to Bosch for his bravery and devotion to freedom.
gravenimage says
Thanks for the background, Terry.
terry says
Bosch is a true hero for our freedom.
Cheers
eduardo odraude says
Just ordered a book from the courageous Bosch Fawstin. Also sent him a donation.
I hope everyone else does the same, because he’s a guy who would have become very prosperous on his artistic talent if he were not such a courageous non-conformist. I have e-versions of his whole Pigman series, and they are great. Have ordered the Muhammad drawings book and look forward to getting it.
gravenimage says
+1
Mark Berlinger says
Some of you may not know, but Twitterstan and Instagramistan have banned me over my criticism of Islam, while not banning the Thousands, yes, Thousands of Muslims who’ve threatened my life on their platforms. —Bosch Fawstin
All counter-Jihadists cheer on the work of Bosch Fawstin! Bless you, sir!
You, too, can support his efforts on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/boschfawstin/posts
Manny says
God bless you, from the bottom of my Christian heart.