Proposed changes include the explicit mention of “Jews and Christians” as those who are “damned and have gone astray.”
A raft of planned changes to Syria’s educational curriculum, with an Islamist leaning, are raising alarms in the West, especially after promises of reform and inclusiveness by the new government following the ouster of the Assad regime. The proposed adjustments, which have not yet been implemented, include the replacement of terms like “path of goodness” with “Islamic path” and the explicit mention of “Jews and Christians” as those who are “damned and have gone astray,” reflecting a stricter interpretation of the Quran.
Other changes involve removing negative references to the Ottoman Empire and revising or deleting content about non-Muslim ideas, such as Chinese philosophy and evolution. (Read More)
