Dec 18, 2015
Uproar over Arabic calligraphy homework: US county closes schools
Uproar over Arabic calligraphy homework: US county closes schools
A Virginia school district closed all of its schools and offices after an outcry over a high school geography lesson that included an example of Arabic religious calligraphy.
The lesson, which was part of a world geography class at Riverheads High School, asked the students to copy the Arabic letters that translate to: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (PBUH) is the messenger of Allah.”
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