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Report finds progress in Egypt’s education reform, with students taught peace, tolerance
[IsraelTimes] A new report by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) notes significant progress in Egypt’s education reform, with 80% of schoolchildren now studying from revised textbooks. The changes promote peace, tolerance and coexistence while rejecting violence and extremism, IMPACT-se says.The revised elementary curriculum has removed or restructured antisemitic and anti-Israel content. For instance, Israel is presented as a legitimate peace partner, and Christian Education textbooks reference Jewish historical connections to Jerusalem. Grade 9 students study the Israel-Egypt peace treaty, with students learning of the “advantages of peace for Egypt and the Arab states.” However, prejudice persists in unrevised materials used in higher grades, which still depict Zionism negatively, the group says. These textbooks are slated for reform as part of Egypt’s ongoing 12-year curriculum overhaul, currently in its seventh year. Related: IMPACT-se: 2024-11-24 Amid anti-Israel hostility, Irish Jews say antisemitism is now rooted in public schools IMPACT-se: 2024-11-17 As calls to deradicalize Palestinian textbooks get louder, some urge a broader focus IMPACT-se: 2024-11-15 Education organization says 5 Gaza schools are run by Hamas men employed by UNRWA Related: Egypt: 2024-12-11 Mediators said pressuring Israel to withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border in potential deal Egypt: 2024-12-11 World Central Kitchen fires 62 Gazan workers accused by Israel of terror ties Egypt: 2024-12-11 Lawmaker who assisted IDF as civilian volunteer to lead House foreign affairs panel Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-13 |
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