When the world geography class at Riverheads High School in Staunton rolled around to the subject of major world religions, homework on Islam asked students to copy religious calligraphy.

It’s a subject that has become ... Virginia’s statewide academic standards, school officials said. But in the future, students will practice calligraphy using a different sample that has ...

There are prestigious Islamic calligraphy schools in Egypt ... who has curated shows on the subject. In addition to her Quran-based works, Arastu does a series that blends its verses with those ...

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 ...

It then asks the students to "try copying the calligraphy in your own hand." If this assignment is indeed a form of "Muslim indoctrination taking place here in an Augusta county school," as ...

During a class on world religions on Dec. 11, a teacher at Riverheads High School in Staunton asked students to write religious calligraphy in Arabic. The assignment read, “Here is the shahada ...

The ministry designated 24 schools as calligraphy schools, which would be provided with relevant teaching materials and specialized curricula, she said. Calligraphy education is the only subject that ...

Cloth bags sporting poems and ideas of Rabindranath Tagore sewn in beautiful calligraphy ... Widening borders Akbar who was the subject of a recently madse documentary ’Akbar ki Sui’ says ...

“This is a major accomplishment,” said Brandon Teris, Calligraphy Instructor at Santa Barbara High School. “Presley’s dedication to the craft of calligraphy and her ability to combine symbolism, ...