A Portland student writes answers in Arabic during an exercise in language class. (Staff) Arabic calligraphy lesson: Hugh Ferguson is bothered by the reaction of parents to a lesson in which ...

A high school geography teacher in rural Augusta County asked students to try their hand at writing the shahada, an Islamic declaration of faith, in Arabic calligraphy.

"In their own Arabic language media, however," he says, "they continue to see encouraging children to Shahada as a national achievement." ...

In a video posted on X, the crowd can be seen responding to shouts of ‘Takbir’ with “Allahu Albar.” The video also shows the mob shouting part of the Shahada, "Lā ʾIlāha ʾIllā Allah." ...

A man can be seen waving the national flag during a Barawafat procession in Baldirai with what looks like the Islamic Shahadah written in the middle of the tricolour.