(Editor's note: This story was published in 2008.) Lisa Valentine shed her Baptist beliefs 11 years ago and adopted a faith she felt wholly served her: Islam. She was no longer Lisa, but Miedah. She studied the Quran and donned a head covering, or hijab, because Islam mandates modesty for ...
Editor's note: This story was published in 2008. A Douglasville woman was jailed Tuesday after a judge found her in contempt of court for refusing to remove her hijab, the head covering worn by Muslim women. Lisa Valentine, also known by her Islamic name, Miedah, 40, was arrested at the ...
A miracle occurred at Atherton Elementary this summer, if its standardized math test scores are to be believed. Half of the DeKalb County school’s fifth-graders failed a yearly state test in the spring. When the 32 students took retests, not only did every one of them pass — 26 scored ...
A miracle occurred at Atherton Elementary this summer, if its standardized math test scores are to be believed. Half of the DeKalb County school’s fifth-graders failed a yearly state test in the spring. When the 32 students took retests, not only did every one of them pass — 26 scored ...
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