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For ninth graders attending their world geography class. a calligraphy assignment to copy this is what caused an entire school district to cancel classes. >> most people don't really understand what was put into the worksheet that the kids were put in. >> cordiaccording to the school said this is the islamic statement of faith. this should give you an idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy. the school district learned a lesson about the complexity surrounding islam. americans uneasy with anything having to do with that religion in the wake of the recent terror attacks overseas and at h...

Some communities are in the united states to anything that has to do with the muslim people or the religion of islam. the homework assignment was handed out in a world geography class at riverheads high school in stanton, virginia, about 150 miles west of washington, d.c. and we should be clear this was a calligraphy assignment. the ninth grade students were asked to copy arabic writings. according to the school district, the assignment said, here is the islamic statement of faith written in arabic. in the space below, try copying it by hand. this should give you an idea of the artistic comple...

Category. the furniture giant's meat balls recalled after possible meat contamination. ikea in thigh land -- thailand and hong kong pulling the food from their shelves. >>gretchen: this is not what parents had in mind when they sent their kids to school earlier this month. students, we're -- were told they could put on burkas in a lesson about islam and then they were told to refer to terrorists as freedom fighters. one of the students joins me along with her mother, april. good morning to the both of you. >> good morning. >>gretchen: madeleine, you are a freshman in high school. what was th...

>> the latest classroom kwoefs controversy, photos show students covered in burqas, part after lesson on islam. that's not all. students were allegedly told to refer to terrorists as freedom fighters. and trace gallagher has that. >> reporter: this happened in a world geography class outside of beaumont, texas and the teachers brought in burqas and other clothing for the female students to wear. and that's when she told that the terrorists would be referred to as freedom fighters. and this picture was on facebook. one dad said first, they were discussing mexico and then