School Shuts Down After Teacher Makes Students Practice Arabic Calligraphy According to recent reports, a Virginia county school district was required to close all of its schools on Friday, after it received immense backlash over a class assignment about Islam. The shahada excerpt the students were required to write in calligraphy is as follows: There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Other translations begin with: There is no god but Allah. As the information about the assignment spread, the school quickly received an inflow of outraged emails, phone calls and threats. The school district decided to close the schools in the area rather than risk disruption or violence on campus. Board members have not responded to requests for comments. This is just one of many cases breaking out throughout the nation, as teachers struggle to figure out how to talk to their students about Islam. Liberals are pushing to for the nation to accept Islam as a peaceful religion, but conservatives feel that there remains a threat in the religion that has led to numerous terrorist attacks on our country. Parents are concerned about a growing double standard in our country, where Christianity is being demonized and Islam remains on a pedestal. What do you think? Would you be upset if your children were given this outrageous assignment? 