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.

VIDEO: Kids were asked to copy down the calligraphy of a statement that translates to "There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah." ...

Parents erupt over homework assignment asking students to write a phrase in Arabic saying "There is no God but Allah " Backlash over a homework assignment on Islam at a Virginia school led ...

Arabic calligraphy lesson: ... Virginia, home to 10,000 students, closed because of fears of violence from parents angry at a calligraphy assignment.

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 ...

UPDATE:STAUNTON, VA WHSV - All Augusta County schools and school activities canceled through the weekend because of backlash from a world geography assignment.Augusta County Public Schools had ...

Kelsey was a senior contributor covering education reform and social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. Send an email to Kelsey. A local dispute over a high school homework assignment ...

The assignment at Riverheads High School near Staunton—to copy calligraphy reading “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the prophet of God”—seems well-intentioned but ill-considered.

Augusta County, Virginia, schools shut on sheriff’s concerns about angry calls and emails over a world religion homework assignment on Islam at Riverheads High.

A widely shared article about an Arabic calligraphy assignment in Augusta County forced administrators to close the school due to alarming calls and e-mails. Kim LaCapria Published Dec. 17, 2015 ...

Augusta County, Virginia, schools shut on sheriff’s concerns about angry calls and emails over a world religion homework assignment on Islam at Riverheads High.