By Alexa James  Times Herald-Record   August 27, 2007

"In the Middle East, "they take great pride in their language," she said. Arabic words are viewed as art.

Take the word "Allah," for example, which means "God." In Islam, there are no physical depictions of Allah, "but what you will see," said Uhorchak, "is the calligraphy of Allah. You can see the same word represented 1,000 different ways. It's beautiful."

Overseas cadets check in periodically with U.S. embassy officials."

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