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.

Parents of students at a Virginia high school rallied this week after a geography teacher used an Islamic statement of faith as part of a lesson on world religions. At least one parent claimed the ...

A central Virginia school district has canceled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy. Augusta County Public ...

Parents of students at a Virginia high school rallied this week after a geography teacher used an Islamic statement of faith as part of a lesson on world religions. At least one parent claimed the ...

STAUNTON, Va. – 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 statement ...

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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 ...

VERONA, Va. — Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia were closed Friday and a weekend holiday concert and athletic events were canceled amid an angry backlash about a school lesson ...

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 ...