Syrian Schoolbooks Shift From Nationalism to Islamist Ideology, Demonize Jews
Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba
Syria's new school curriculum, implemented after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in 2024, promotes an Islamist ideology, glorifies jihad, and demonizes Jews with antisemitic stereotypes, according to an IMPACT-se report. The textbooks, analyzed for the 2025-2027 school years, replace pan-Arab nationalism with religious devotion and portray Jews as untrustworthy, while justifying Palestinian violence. The curriculum also removes scientific theories, omits minority groups, and depicts women in stricter Islamic dress, raising concerns among international observers.
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- Syria's new school curriculum promotes Islamist ideology, glorifies jihad, and demonizes Jews, according to an IMPACT-se report.
- Textbooks analyzed for the 2025-2027 school years replaced pan-Arab nationalism with religious devotion.
- Jews are portrayed with antisemitic stereotypes, and Israel's right to exist is rejected.
- Palestinian violence is justified as resistance, and maps label Israel as 'Palestine'.
- The curriculum excludes scientific theories, omits minorities, and depicts women in stricter Islamic dress.
- IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff expressed concern over the ideological shift.
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