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.

On Thursday Nov. 8, the Muslim Students Association hosted their fall dinner at Wilbur Cross Reading Room. The event featured guest speaker Rasha Ahmed, a University of Connecticut alumni who is now ...

Virginia Schools Closed After Backlash over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson: ... “a different, non-religious sample of Arabic calligraphy will be used in the future.” ...

One of the most amazing things about Islamic art is how unstymied that average Muslim artist was by a religious prohibition. Beautiful caligraphy and abstract onyx and jacinth mosaics. But at a ...

In writing a book about schools’ efforts to teach about religion, I found that Islam is singled out for fear in the classroom. Regardless of the teacher’s approach, opponents often claim that ...

As part of the district's world religion curriculum, ... a different, non-religious sample of Arabic calligraphy will be used in the future.

Calligraphy enthusiasts are in for a treat as an Arabic and Chinese calligraphy competition is being organised with the twin aim of promoting inter-religious understanding. While Malaysian ...

And contemporary artists through their art creating a new heritage of calligraphy. The calligraphers work demands more perfection as there is no chance to make a mistake or AIRLINK 74.29 Increased ...

Craftsmen mounted the calligraphy in books, often inside gold borders and alongside elaborate illustrations. This folio dates to the 16th century. Freer/Sackler Gallery A Persian calligraphy that ...