One wonders if tolerance of other religions will ever be taught to the Muslim students. After all, the Muslims claim there is no compulsion in religion according to the Koran so why don't they practice it.
Michael Goldfarb March 31, 2014 09:51
Thirteen years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia's school textbooks still teach bigotry
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, and under much official pressure, Saudi's promised to edit religious hate speech out of school textbooks. A dozen years later, many of the old books remain in classrooms.
When President Obama was with Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Abdullah yesterday their discussions had a lengthy agenda touching on virtually every major global security and energy issue at this incredibly tense and insecure moment in history.
Syria topped the bill. The king and his ministers have been frustrated by the administration's reluctance to join them in arming Syria's rebels.
One thing that was definitely not discussed was the religious hatred against Jews and Christians that still features in Saudi textbooks.
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Michael Goldfarb March 31, 2014 09:51
Thirteen years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia's school textbooks still teach bigotry
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, and under much official pressure, Saudi's promised to edit religious hate speech out of school textbooks. A dozen years later, many of the old books remain in classrooms.
When President Obama was with Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Abdullah yesterday their discussions had a lengthy agenda touching on virtually every major global security and energy issue at this incredibly tense and insecure moment in history.
Syria topped the bill. The king and his ministers have been frustrated by the administration's reluctance to join them in arming Syria's rebels.
One thing that was definitely not discussed was the religious hatred against Jews and Christians that still features in Saudi textbooks.
Continue reading at:
Thirteen years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia's school textbooks still teach bigotry | GlobalPost
