A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

Officials in a Virginia county have closed all local schools following a backlash over one teacher’s homework assignment on Islamic calligraphy. As News Leader reported, world geography teacher Cheryl ...

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 officials ...

Every school in a Virginia County was shut down on Friday after outrage erupted over school work that involved Islam. Some parents of students at Augusta Co.'s Riverheads High were suggesting a world ...

Usually kids have to hope for inclement weather to provide surprise days off during finals season, but Augusta County students lucked out today thanks to intense backlash over a homework assignment ...

During a recent assignment, a reporter learned the basics of calligraphy — and with it, how to practice self-compassion. By Jenny Gross Jenny Gross attended a calligraphy class in London. Times ...