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Students of Augusta County Public Schools in central Virginia are enjoying an early winter break thanks to outrage over a lesson in Arabic calligraphy. During a world geography unit on Islam on Dec.

STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a Virginia school district’s decision to cancel classes after being flooded with angry messages over a school calligraphy lesson that involved copying a Muslim ...

A school in Virgina is embroiled in a religious controversy after a schoolteacher assigned an Arabic calligraphy assignment to students. Although the course has taught students in the past about ...

STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — A rural Virginia school district canceled classes and a holiday concert after being flooded with angry messages over a school calligraphy lesson that involved copying a Muslim ...

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A Portland student writes answers in Arabic during an exercise in language class. (Staff) MORE BY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Readers respond: Oregon’s 529 seed money program needs reviewJun. 10, 2026, 6:30 ...

Calligraphy is one of the highest art forms of the Arab world and a primary form of Islamic visual expression and creativity. Having spent years admiring the grace and elegance of this decorative ...