Officials in the English town of Walsall have ordered two artworks that reference Islamic themes to be removed from an exhibition. “The digitally manipulated images show a veiled Statue of Liberty clutching the Koran and the Houses of Parliament converted into a mosque. The authority issued a statement saying that, during a period of “heightened sensitivity”, and following the events of September 11, the artworks could be viewed as “reinforcing controversy, fear and prejudice”.