Students practice calligraphy by writing ‘There is no god but Allah’ | EAGnews.orgGREENVILLE, Va. – "As a part of a world geography class, Virginia high schoolers practiced writing out the shahada, or Muslim statement of faith–and it was done under the guise of learning the complexity of the script.
Courtesy: The Shilling Show
The Shilling Show reports:
Parents of students at Greenville, Virginia’s Riverheads High School were shocked by a recent assignment given in World Geography class.
Classroom teacher, Cheri Laporte, asked students to practice “calligraphy” by copying the Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada, which translates as:
“There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
Recitation of the shahada is a fundamental step in conversion to Islam.
According to parents, students were not informed of the translation or of the specific meaning of the Arabic text the students were being asked to copy.
In addition, parents confirm that female students were invited to don Muslim apparel and subsequently were photographed in costume by the teacher.
According to Rob Shilling, an administrator has subsequently deleted the photos..."
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