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Virginia Saudi Academy Gets Zoning Exemption

By Howard M. Friedman

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Yesterday, by a vote of 6-4, the Fairfax County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors agreed to grant the Islamic Saudi Academy a zoning exemption so it can expand its second campus. The Washington Post reports that this will allow the school to eventually enroll 500 more students. Currently around 1000 attend, 80% of whom are U.S. citizens. The Academy is the only Saudi-government funded school in the U.S. It has revised its curriculum several times in recent years after high-profile criticism of references in textbooks to intolerance and violence. (See prior posting.) However the curriculum is still guided by Wahhabist ideas. (See prior related posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 04, 2009 (boomark / email).

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