Islamic Civilization Reflected in Writing A new project by the National Library of Israel will digitize more than 2,500 rare manuscripts and books in Arabic, Persian and other languages. By ...

Yet there’s one dynamic I’ve seen clearly: Arabic courses at Princeton identify the language as representative of the people of a single culture and religion — Islam. This teaches Princeton students ...

Virginia geography teacher under fire for lesson on Islam asking students to write in Arabic that ‘There is no other God by Allah’; schools forced to close after threats ...

This is because Arabic is not just the language of prayer, but is part and parcel of Islamic theology. The very concept of “Islam” comes from the Arabic root s-l-m , meaning “peace” and ...

Under the heading “practicing calligraphy,” the work sheet says: “Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. In the space below, try copying it by hand.