While crazed preacher Terry Jones's "Burn a Koran Day" plan has finally left the headlines, fallout from another mass-offense scheme — albeit a satirical one — continues to haunt Seattle-based cartoonist Molly Norris, who this April called for an "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" on her blog. Norris, who left her job at the Seattle Weekly after heated threats and protests came flooding from the Muslim world, has now reportedly been urged into hiding by the FBI.

The blog post was originally a reaction to an incident in which Comedy Central was forced to edit out a reference to the Prophet Muhammad in an episode of "South Park" due to Islam's prohibition against depicting the religious figure. According to the New York Times, Norris's provocation attracted the attention of some very angry fundamentalists, among them Yemeni-American radical Anwar al-Awlaki, who is allegedly linked to Al Qaeda and possibly the Times Square bombing. In a statement published online, al-Awlaki said Norris's demonstration of "hatred of the Messenger of Islam through ridicule" made her a "prime target of assassination."

In an open letter, Norris's editor said authorities told her the safest course of action would be "'going ghost': moving, changing her name, and essentially wiping away her identity." The threat of reprisals against cartoonists who mock Muhammad have been taken very seriously since satirical drawings of the prophet that were published in a Danish newspaper set off deadly protests across the Middle East. One of the cartoonists, Kurt Westergaard, was threatened with assassination and has subsequently become a heavily bodyguard-defended proponent of free speech, making appearances around the world.