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They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Are you proud, conservative wingnuts?
Schools Closed in Virginia District After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
Schools Closed After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
A central Virginia school district has cancelled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy.
Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in central Virginia, will be closed after the district received "voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area" about a high school World Geography class lesson, the district announced Thursday evening.
In a lesson Friday on the Middle East, students were presented with an Islamic statement of faith written in Arabic calligraphy, superintendent Eric Bond told The News Leader.
"The students were presented with the statement to demonstrate the complex artistry of the written language used in the Middle East, and were asked to attempt to copy it in order to give the students an idea of the artistic complexity of the calligraphy," a statement Bond gave the paper said.
The statement was not translated into English, and students were not asked to "translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," Bond said.
A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.
What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Are you proud, conservative wingnuts?
Schools Closed in Virginia District After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
Schools Closed After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
A central Virginia school district has cancelled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy.
Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in central Virginia, will be closed after the district received "voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area" about a high school World Geography class lesson, the district announced Thursday evening.
In a lesson Friday on the Middle East, students were presented with an Islamic statement of faith written in Arabic calligraphy, superintendent Eric Bond told The News Leader.
"The students were presented with the statement to demonstrate the complex artistry of the written language used in the Middle East, and were asked to attempt to copy it in order to give the students an idea of the artistic complexity of the calligraphy," a statement Bond gave the paper said.
The statement was not translated into English, and students were not asked to "translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," Bond said.
A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.
What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
Tally me up.'A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.'
More ignorance, hate, and stupidity.
We can only hope such individuals constitute but a very small minority.
So it wasn't even calligraphy? They were just getting them to copy the shahada and pretending calligraphy was involved?So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Are you proud, conservative wingnuts?
Schools Closed in Virginia District After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
Schools Closed After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
A central Virginia school district has cancelled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy.
Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in central Virginia, will be closed after the district received "voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area" about a high school World Geography class lesson, the district announced Thursday evening.
In a lesson Friday on the Middle East, students were presented with an Islamic statement of faith written in Arabic calligraphy, superintendent Eric Bond told The News Leader.
"The students were presented with the statement to demonstrate the complex artistry of the written language used in the Middle East, and were asked to attempt to copy it in order to give the students an idea of the artistic complexity of the calligraphy," a statement Bond gave the paper said.
The statement was not translated into English, and students were not asked to "translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," Bond said.
A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.
What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with.
As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Are you proud, conservative wingnuts?
Schools Closed in Virginia District After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
Schools Closed After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
A central Virginia school district has cancelled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy.
Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in central Virginia, will be closed after the district received "voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area" about a high school World Geography class lesson, the district announced Thursday evening.
In a lesson Friday on the Middle East, students were presented with an Islamic statement of faith written in Arabic calligraphy, superintendent Eric Bond told The News Leader.
"The students were presented with the statement to demonstrate the complex artistry of the written language used in the Middle East, and were asked to attempt to copy it in order to give the students an idea of the artistic complexity of the calligraphy," a statement Bond gave the paper said.
The statement was not translated into English, and students were not asked to "translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," Bond said.
A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.
What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
They've promised to change the assignment. That said, it would make some sense to have them copy possibly the most important piece of Arabic calligraphy which happens to be a religious statement.As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Are you proud, conservative wingnuts?
Schools Closed in Virginia District After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
Schools Closed After Uproar Over Arabic Calligraphy Lesson
A central Virginia school district has cancelled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy.
Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in central Virginia, will be closed after the district received "voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area" about a high school World Geography class lesson, the district announced Thursday evening.
In a lesson Friday on the Middle East, students were presented with an Islamic statement of faith written in Arabic calligraphy, superintendent Eric Bond told The News Leader.
"The students were presented with the statement to demonstrate the complex artistry of the written language used in the Middle East, and were asked to attempt to copy it in order to give the students an idea of the artistic complexity of the calligraphy," a statement Bond gave the paper said.
The statement was not translated into English, and students were not asked to "translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," Bond said.
A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.
What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
Did anybody know it was an Islamic Statement of Faith or was it picked because it was available and a beautiful example of the art.
If people would study cultures and religions more, say Islam, properly, they would see that image as the Islamic statement of faith, the shahada. Ignorance is no excuse. Ignorance of any religion is no excuse. Even if you aren't religious, knowing the beliefs and practices of the major religions would help you alleviate such ignorance.
How very generous of them. The fact that it was an assignment in the first place is a disgrace.They've promised to change the assignment. That said, it would make some sense to have them copy possibly the most important piece of Arabic calligraphy which happens to be a religious statement.As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.What's next? You guys (Americans) going to outlaw the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,) and start using Roman numerals? Try getting to Mars with that system. Oh yeah, I forgot, you've given up BIG IDEAS, regressing to the little ones, back to the future with the 19th century Know Nothings. Jesus, to think I used to envy you guys.
Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
And yet despite the promise to change the assignment, the ignorant rednecks still call in threats to the school.
Deserving of dumb ass rednecks threatening violence?How very generous of them. The fact that it was an assignment in the first place is a disgrace.They've promised to change the assignment. That said, it would make some sense to have them copy possibly the most important piece of Arabic calligraphy which happens to be a religious statement.As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.Wonder if some of these yahoos ever use alcohol with or without a carafe. Or algebra. Or use software that uses algorithms, or ever use alkaline batteries.
-- Or drink coffee or carob. Or eat candy. Or spinach or artichokes or lemons or limes or oranges or tangerines or apricots. Or play a guitar. Or write a check (cheque). Or wear cotton. Or sleep on a mattress or even a sofa.
They gonna have to give all that up. It's all "indoctrination".
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
And yet despite the promise to change the assignment, the ignorant rednecks still call in threats to the school.
Teachers planning an assignment should know what the hell they are doing.Did anybody know it was an Islamic Statement of Faith or was it picked because it was available and a beautiful example of the art.
If people would study cultures and religions more, say Islam, properly, they would see that image as the Islamic statement of faith, the shahada. Ignorance is no excuse. Ignorance of any religion is no excuse. Even if you aren't religious, knowing the beliefs and practices of the major religions would help you alleviate such ignorance.
Are you saying that to be considered "well educated" we should recognize on sight this "shahada"? And how many other grand documents of the "important major religions" are there that we should recognize on sight? Are there a few in Christianity? Islam? Buddhism? Jainism, Sikhism, Lamaism? Eastern Orthodox? Roman Catholicism? Give us a hint how much work unburdening ourselves from our ignorance is going to be.
Arabic calligraphy as part of the World Geography course, Middle Eastern section. No Koreans or Japanese there. Read the link.what was it changed to? I hadn't heard of it.
I would prefer them to copy something in Japanese or Korean
If it was a madrasah it would have been bombed already.Deserving of dumb ass rednecks threatening violence?How very generous of them. The fact that it was an assignment in the first place is a disgrace.They've promised to change the assignment. That said, it would make some sense to have them copy possibly the most important piece of Arabic calligraphy which happens to be a religious statement.As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?They were given a statement of faith to copy out.
The students might have more problems with algebra. The parents weren't complaining about using arabic numbers. They were complaining of being forced to make a confession of islamic faith. There is lots of islamic literature. Use that.
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
And yet despite the promise to change the assignment, the ignorant rednecks still call in threats to the school.
If the purpose of this effort is education and development of creative impulse it is senseless and self-defeating to oppose it. Arab calligraphy is extremely graceful and artistic. If I were still in school there are many subjects much less worthy of spending my time on.'A parent organized a forum Tuesday night about the lesson, calling it "indoctrination" in Islam, The News Leader reported.'
More ignorance, hate, and stupidity.
We can only hope such individuals constitute but a very small minority.
You mean you rednecks are that violent?If it was a madrasah it would have been bombed already.Deserving of dumb ass rednecks threatening violence?How very generous of them. The fact that it was an assignment in the first place is a disgrace.They've promised to change the assignment. That said, it would make some sense to have them copy possibly the most important piece of Arabic calligraphy which happens to be a religious statement.As I said, there is lots of arabic poetry which is fine. THAT phrase is not fine. They were given this to copy down knowing what they were copying down.So copying something down in a foreign language mears you are "confessing" it i.ie. you believe it?
I don't like the assignment because they didn't give them calligraphy pens to write with. Dumb assignment. Not indoctrination.
And certainly not deserving dumb ass rednecks calling in threats to the school.
And yet despite the promise to change the assignment, the ignorant rednecks still call in threats to the school.
So do they copy things out from the Korean when they do the far east? Do they do Cyrillic when they study Russia? Attic Greek when they study Greece?Arabic calligraphy as part of the World Geography course, Middle Eastern section. No Koreans or Japanese there. Read the link.what was it changed to? I hadn't heard of it.
I would prefer them to copy something in Japanese or Korean
Teachers planning an assignment should know what the hell they are doing.Did anybody know it was an Islamic Statement of Faith or was it picked because it was available and a beautiful example of the art.
If people would study cultures and religions more, say Islam, properly, they would see that image as the Islamic statement of faith, the shahada. Ignorance is no excuse. Ignorance of any religion is no excuse. Even if you aren't religious, knowing the beliefs and practices of the major religions would help you alleviate such ignorance.
Are you saying that to be considered "well educated" we should recognize on sight this "shahada"? And how many other grand documents of the "important major religions" are there that we should recognize on sight? Are there a few in Christianity? Islam? Buddhism? Jainism, Sikhism, Lamaism? Eastern Orthodox? Roman Catholicism? Give us a hint how much work unburdening ourselves from our ignorance is going to be.
I have no fucking clue. Nor do I care.So do they copy things out from the Korean when they do the far east? Do they do Cyrillic when they study Russia? Attic Greek when they study Greece?Arabic calligraphy as part of the World Geography course, Middle Eastern section. No Koreans or Japanese there. Read the link.what was it changed to? I hadn't heard of it.
I would prefer them to copy something in Japanese or Korean
There is nothing aesthetically pleasing or interesting about the Swastika, which is a simple geometric doodle.Imagine an art class being taught how to properly draw one of these:
But, of course, with no explanation of how it might have been used in the last century.
Now WHO could possibly be upset by that?
