Only in America: Anti-Arabic class

A high school offers Arabic classes, outraging parents — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Anti-Arabic class
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Parents of students at an Alabama high school are furious that the school is offering classes in Arabic, which they call a "language of a religion of hate." "We're trying to indoctrinate our children with this culture that has failed," lamented one parent. "This is America, and English is our language."

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.