A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

GREENVILLE, Va. (AP) – During a forum, parents expressed concern over a world geography lesson at Riverheads High School that involved Islam. News outlets report teacher Cheryl LaPorte had students ...

Cong Qiang owns a small school supplies store in the port city of Tianjin. While one day preparing to renovate his store, Cong began cleaning up his storehouse and discovered several writing brushes ...

FARGO — Visual artist, calligrapher and teacher Anne Kaese believes there’s an artist in everyone, no matter their skill, talent or experience. “Being an artist is what we all are. Some of us use ...

In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...

With a steady hand, Oman calligrapher Abdullah al Waili demonstrated how to write in Arabic script to a packed room at the Sackler Gallery of Art. He and Aishah Holland, a U.S.-based calligrapher, led ...