A Portland student writes answers in Arabic during an exercise in language class. (Staff) Arabic calligraphy lesson: Hugh Ferguson is bothered by the reaction of parents to a lesson in which ...

The parents in Augusta County have reason to be upset over a teacher assigning students the task of tracing the shahada written in calligraphy. But the reason for their outrage is not the reason ...

The Muslim-friendly calligraphy assignment took place in a world geography class. The teacher had the kids copy the Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada.

The assignment displayed the calligraphy for the shahada in Arabic and advised students to try copying it to get an idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy. Advertisement.

This calligraphy lesson -- the contents of which students would have to do independent research to understand, something ninth graders aren't wont to do -- focuses not on what the shahada means ...

A lesson in Arabic calligraphy resulted in students taking an early winter break in one central Virginia school district.

Virginia school district shuts down schools over Arabic calligraphy lesson complaints. ... called a shahada, written on it in Arabic calligraphy "to demonstrate the complex artistry of the ...

Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia were closed Friday, and several weekend extracurricular events were cancelled, after a school lesson involving the Islamic faith caused an angry ...

New York: A entire school district in the US State of Virginia was closed after parents' complaints about students learning Arabic calligraphy. More than 10,000 students were kept home in Augusta ...