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Iran’s textbooks promote violent martyrdom, normalize militarization, IMPACT-se finds

IMPACT-se says Iran’s Khomeinist ideology is deeply embedded in schools, with textbooks reflecting the regime’s political values, narratives, and agendas.

Afghan refugee schoolboys wearing protective face masks look on as they holds their schoolbooks while sitting in a classroom at the Farhang school in the first day of the new academic year in southern Tehran on November 1, 2021.
A slogan reading "Outside the Jewish Snakes" is written outside a Jewish synagoue in the central Greek town of Trikala, some 300 kilometers north of Athens, on December 31, 2019

Greek textbooks discuss Judaism, Holocaust in detail, but fall short on antisemitism

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the U.S.-Arab Quint Meeting with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian Authority, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024.

US State Department blasts Qatar for antisemitism in textbooks, citing IMPACT-se

Shi’ite fighters pose with a black flag belonging to the Islamic State.

Iraqi school textbooks scrutinized over antisemitism, Shi’ization


Qatari textbooks making slow progress on removing antisemitism - IMPACT-se

IMPACT-se noted that Qatari textbooks have shown slow but steady improvement by promoting more moderate messaging and adding lessons about tolerance and racism.

General overall view of the Doha downtown city center skyline and cityscape and the Doha Bay, Doha, Qatar, Sep 26, 2019.

A look at what Palestinian Authority schools teach about Jews, Israel

The three fundamentals are delegitimizing Israel's existence and the presence of Jews, demonizing Israel and Jews, and inciting against Israel and Jews.

 ‘Map of Palestine’ used in PA and UNRWA education: Only Arab communities are delineated.

Qatar removes some antisemitic, violent material from school textbooks - report

The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education praised the removal of inflammatory material promoting violence and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The Qatari flag is seen at a park near Doha Corniche, in Doha

UK government pulls funding to Palestinian education

The funding cuts follow reactions in the government to the EU report on incitement such as antisemitism and encouragement towards martyrdom found in Palestinian textbooks.

A Palestinian teacher conducts a class for students in an UNRWA-run school that reopened after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased, at al-Fari'ah refugee camp, in the West Bank April 12, 2021.

Saudi Arabian textbooks show improvements - IMPACT-se

The research on the Saudi Arabia school curriculum shows a continuing trend of improvement and dramatic changes over the span of one year.

Empty classroom at Cramim school, Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem, October 21 2020

EU Commission directorate condemns antisemitism in Palestinian textbooks

Following the delayed release of a EU report on antisemitism and incitement to violence in Palestinian Authority textbooks, the directorate that oversees education aid has condemned the content.

Palestinian children holding textbooks showing the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

EU commissioner calls to reconsider aid after antisemitism in PA textbooks

The commissioner's remarks came the day after the European Commission released the report showing instances of antisemitism and incitement to violence in PA textbooks.

Palestinian students arrive to their first day of school in Nablus, West Bank ,on September 6, 2020.

EU finally releases report of incitement, antisemitism in PA textbooks

The report, completed in February, includes dozens of examples of encouragement of violence and demonization of Israel and of Jews.

Palestinian children learn Islamic lessons on summer vacation as COVID-19 restrictions ease in Gaza.

Hundreds of Jewish books buried as part of project at Manhattan synagogue

Jewish norms forbid tossing sacred writings into the trash. A worn Torah scroll should be buried with a sainted person

Hebrew books

US lawmakers introduce bill to make State Dept. review PA textbooks

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) sponsored the bill, and he was joined by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), and Rep. David Trone (D-MD).

The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.