Islamic School Faces Local Opposition

By Adrienne D. Coles

After a contentious, four-year struggle, a private Islamic school financed by the Saudi Arabian government may finally receive approval this week to build a new campus.

But first the Islamic Saudi Academy will have to overcome opposition from residents in a Virginia county who say they don't want a Saudi-backed school in their community.

"My great concern is that the Saudi Arabian government is paying for it," said the Rev. James Ahlemann, the senior pastor of the Christian Fellowship Church in Ashburn, Va., and one of the most vocal opponent...