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Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
@FleurHassanN
:
"Words are more powerful than we often think, and when hateful words are used to teach such young people, it leads to violence that has taken so many lives."
#peace
#education
#MiddleEast
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The Washington Post features
@IMPACT_se
’s recent
#Saudi
report and success driving positive change in Saudi curriculum after report presented to Royal Court and Education Min officials.
#Textbooks
are 🔑 for leading future generations towards peace and tolerance.
@SarahDadouch
Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages
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Houthi math is taught by counting rockets fired at Israel and calculating killed soldiers, to children under 12 years old. This is just one of the many examples of how education is used to radicalize the population.
We reviewed Houthi educational materials in 2021, which have…
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.
@LahavHarkov
took a deep dive into the EU’s 200 page report on Palestinian textbooks citing examples which are in clear violation of
#UNESCO
standards &
@TheIHRA
definition adopted by
@EU_Commission
.
The
#EU
released its report on
#Palestinian
Authority textbooks, showing instances of
#antisemitism
and
#incitement
to violence, four months after its completion.
Report by
@LahavHarkov
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Our recent report represents the first-ever audit of educational materials produced by
@UNRWA
. Sadly, what we found was a bevy of problematic content, all antithetical to the UN's vision, values and goals. Read the full report here:
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The
@Europarl_EN
passes a group of resolutions condemning
#Palestinian
failure to stop teaching
#hate
in
#textbooks
. IMPACT-se was integral to the initiation and adoption of these measures. Below shows the outcomes of the resolutions that were voted on:
#education
#israel
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IMPACT-se has shown time and again that
#Gaza
textbooks are soaked in material designed to incite violence and terror. On 7 October we saw the result.
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Yesterday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing was a milestone. Our stance is clear: Education should promote peace, not hate.
WATCH our CEO Marcus Sheff's opening statement below.
#UNRWA
#PeaceEducation
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@palwatch
It all starts with education. Palestinian 6th grades learn this exact motif word for word in the newly issued Social Studies textbook (p.56): “Palestine: is the geographical area that extends from the Mediterranean Sea in the west, to the Jordan River in the East”.
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We are delighted that
@DFID_UK
&
@foreignoffice
are assessing IMPACT-se’s report on the
#PalestinianAuthority
2017-2018 curriculum after our meetings with officials. We hope assessment leads to demands that examples of hate are removed.
@AlistairBurtUK
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The
@MailOnline
published an
#expose
based on IMPACT-se's
#Palestinian
Authority
#curriculum
report, prompting a statement by
@DFID_UK
promising 'urgent action'. "It is simply unacceptable that money
#Britain
sends to Palestine is exploited for
#violent
political ends"
@annietrev
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Children must be encouraged to learn about other cultures and work together to achieve a more
#peaceful
and
#inclusive
society.
#UAE
textbooks teach children the importance of respect, tolerance, and dialogue to attain this equitable future as a national
#Emirati
and global goal.
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Our in-depth research is committed to exposing violence and hatred in educational curricula, and highlights the crucial need for peace and tolerance in classrooms globally.
Ahead of his critical testimony at the HFAC hearing on UNRWA's failures, IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff shares…
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Sadly, for the first time- a new set of
#PalestinianAuthority
textbooks immortalize the 1978 Coastal Road massacre which marks 40 years this week. 5 separate books glorify
#DalalMughrabi
hailing her attack as heroism which led to the murder of 38 Israelis, including 13 children.
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Houthi educational materials are rife with violence and imagery of death, irrespective of the age of the target audience. The purpose of this graphic content is to portray the Houthis’ enemies as monstrous and inhumane.
Jihad, Vol. 7 (July-August 2017), p. 16.
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Last month, we researched 63 textbooks taught at the influential Al-Azhar religious seminary in Egypt. The curriculum places a strong emphasis on combating radical Islam, denouncing Islamist terror groups and promoting non-violent jihad. Read more at
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تدعي
@moeheps
أنه لا يوجد خيار للتعلم بخلاف استخدام أمثلة #عنيفة للتعلم #قانون_نيوتن الثاني. من الممكن انكم تريدون ان تبحثوا عن الدول الأخرى في المنطقة التي تستخدم أمثلة لائقة و محايدة و مسالمة . كيف ستؤدي أمثلكم إلى #المصالحة
@PLO_DPDP
و
@pmofa
و
@DrHananAshrawi
؟
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IMPACT-se’s report on the new and reformed 2017-2018 Palestinian Authority curriculum is LIVE!
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CEO
@marcusjsheff
:
Even when studying at home,
#Palestinian
children cannot escape the
#hate
. The violence and incitement of the official Palestinian
#curriculum
is being neatly migrated online by official and unofficial
#educational
initiatives and fed into their living rooms.
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IMPACT-se was proud to be on
@kann_news
discussing the significance of Holocaust education in the ME, & the UAE's positive trajectory in the instalment of peace & tolerance education in the national curriculum. We are humbled to have partnered with the UAE Ministry of Education.
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The United States is taught to be the foremost enemy of the Yemeni people, as represented by use of the epithet “the Greater Satan”, as well as the Houthi slogan, “Death to America.”
Jihad, Vol. 3 (January 2017), p. 2.
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Swiss government acknowledges that
#textbooks
used by UNRWA schools include ‘one-sided and antisemitic representations’, confirming
@ParmelinG
discussed topic during meeting with Palestinian President Abbas in October.
@ignaziocassis
also raised issue with
@UNLazzarini
in June.
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THREAD: 1/4 Our 2022 annual update on Saudi educational materials was presented to the Saudi Ministry of Education ahead of US envoy Deborah Lipstadt’s announced visit to Saudi Arabia. Click below for full report and view thread for key points
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Last August, we examined a sample of Iranian textbooks. The hate-filled curriculum reflects Iran’s current policy goals: students are educated for endless war, regional ‘martyrs’ are glorified and textbooks call for ‘Death to America.’ Read more at
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Following the October 7 attacks, Al Azhar issued a fatwa decreeing that Hamas terrorism was “resistance,” and that the term ‘civilians’ does not apply to Zionists. The fatwa was removed just days later, although the Institute's harmful posts on Israel have not been addressed.
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@IMPACT_SE
's CEO this morning in Geneva at
#UN
speaking about reforming the Palestinian Curriculum
Ready to speak this morning in Geneva at
#UN
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on need to reform Palestinian Curriculum to remove hate and racism.
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Our latest report on the new reformed
#Palestinian
Curriculum featured in
@jdforward
. Textbooks significantly more radical than ever before groom young Palestinians to sacrifice themselves to martyrdom and depriving children of
#Peace
#Education
@aidenpink
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In his
@Jerusalem_Post
Op-Ed CEO
@marcusjsheff
argues that
#textbooks
taught in
@UNRWA
schools must meet a
@UN
road-map promoting international
#education
standards through
@UNESCO
resolutions & declarations on
#peace
,
#tolerance
,
#respect
for the “other” and
#conflictresolution
.
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School curriculum should be free of incitement or hate, promote peacemaking, and teach unbiased information. These are a few of the aspects our research looks at when analyzing school
#textbooks
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Our report on the
#Emirati
curriculum offers a look into a rare and notable education system model that aims towards achieving the principles of peace, prosperity, and cooperation.
Read our full report:
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@IrlRepRamallah
@simoncoveney
@UNRWA
Is this evidence of the "high-quality education" you fund for Palestinian students, teaching Newton’s law in science education via violent imagery of a sling shot targeting Troops to define principles of elasticity and motion? I think we may have a difference of opinion.
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This year, UNESCO has dedicated its International Day of Education to the theme of ‘Learning for lasting peace.’ IMPACT-se's methodology for school textbook analysis uses UNESCO-derived standards to ensure peace and tolerance in education, in countries across the world.
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IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff will soon testify at a House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) hearing, called to examine UNRWA’s failures.
Watch our testimony live at 2pm ET here:
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Over the past year, IMPACT-se has published a wide range of research across Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Notably, 2023 marked our first report on a Southeast Asian country, and comprehensive research into the curricula in Morocco and Egypt.
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Bangladesh is updating their textbooks as their main method of combating rising child marriages, aiming to “raise awareness, adolescent health, mental health etc."
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The resolutions adopted by the
@Europarl_EN
last week condemning
#hate
in the Palestinian curriculum give a clear message that teaching
#incitement
to
#violence
and
#Antisemitism
in schools must end if there is ever to be any advancement towards long-lasting
#peace
.
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#Education
has the power to protect children and youth from violence, extremism, and exploitation. Access to education is crucial to protecting
#HumanRights
and progressing towards
#peace
in communities affected by conflict.
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The front page of today’s
@thesundaytimes
featured an article on British aid money to Palestinian schools based on IMPACT-se’s latest report on the Palestinian curriculum.
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Earlier this year, we researched 127 Moroccan textbooks. The first-of-its-kind report explores topics such as peace and tolerance, foreign policy, women and gender, and minority communities in Morocco. Read more at
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The
@BelTel
understands that
#hate
inserted in the
#Palestinian
curriculum is intolerable, and
@Irish_Aid
and
@IrlRepRamallah
need to hold the PA accountable.
@simoncoveney
, while in
#Ramallah
today, discuss the
#curriculum
developments with
@DrShtayyeh
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Report:
@UNRWA
misleads donor countries -
#hate
and
#incitement
in study materials still being proliferated despite organization's promise that it had been removed.
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A compelling report on
#school
initiatives in
#Britain
shows that mixing
#PeaceEducation
into
#curricula
benefits children's well-being and their understanding of
#HumanRights
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The latest news of our
#EU
campaign to bring positive change and
#peace
#education
to the
#Palestinian
Authority curriculum. We call for fair & rigorous report that will help put an end to the this ongoing abuse of children &
#EU
taxpayer money.
@eu_eeas
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Today, Norway's Parliament instructed the government to withhold
#funding
to the PA if incitement is not removed from
#textbooks
.
#Norway
is a major donor to the PA Ministry of
#Education
. This is a huge step forward for
#peace
education and
#cooperation
.
@Utenriksdept
@moeheps
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Welcomed news as the
#UAE
announces a major restructuring in its education system that will review all legislations and policies regarding developments in
#peace
and
#inclusion
in its curriculum.
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Our new
#UAE
Moral Education curriculum report found that it is an amazing roadmap for young Emiratis towards moderation, respect for the 'Other', peace-making and tolerance. A wonderful template for school systems across the region.
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IMPACT-se identified all of the issues on antisemitism that were removed from
#SaudiArabia
curricula in our most recent research report. See a full list of removed content at:
Read all our reports on
#Saudi
textbooks at:
ואם לא די בכל אלה, MBS מוביל גם רפורמות כלכליות, במוקדן קיצוץ בסובסידיות (שילש את המע"מ ל-15%) וגמילת ערב הסעודית מהתלות בנפט; ופעל לעדכון ספרי הלימוד בממלכה, מהם הוצאו תכנים אנטישמיים, והטפה לכניעת האישה לגבר, לעוינות לדתות אחרות, לעונש מוות להומוסקסואלים ולתמיכה בשהידים.
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Our latest study into state-approved Russian and Ukrainian History textbooks in relation to how they view one another is covered in
@haaretzcom
by
@SamuelSokol
. Full report can be found here:
'Saviors of Ukraine': Russian textbooks littered with demonization of Ukrainians
***
www.haaretz.com
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Jerusalem municipality launches a new Arabic-language education program, which will see 30 schools across the city begin to teach Arabic to Jewish students, in an effort to create ‘positive light’ between city’s Arab and Jewish residents
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@palwatch
Mughrabi & her terror attack also appear and glorified 3 times in the new official Palestinian Authority curriculum released last August including a new full chapter and questions about the coastal terror attack in: Arabic Language, Grade 5, Vol. 2, p. 51-54 (2017/18) textbook
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@IMPACT_SE
has just published three new reports evaluating the current Palestinian curriculum of 2019/20 taught in Palestinian Authority and UNRWA schools in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem.
These reports can be found on our website:
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#Morocco
has expressed readiness to cooperate with
#international
organizations such as
#UNESCO
in a reform of their education system. Principles of
#Peace
and
#tolerance
are the cornerstone to a future which upholds the values of
#HumanRights
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.
@IMPACT_SE
CEO
@marcusjsheff
& COO
@arikagassi
conclude a series of high level briefings in
#Brussels
with
@Europarl_EN
@eu_eeas
@commission
discussing importance of curricula as a barrier to
#Radicalization
and status of
#peace
&
#tolerance
standards in
#MiddleEast
#textbooks
.
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A year ago, we researched the Indonesian curriculum, taught to 85% of children in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. Textbooks emphasize peace and tolerance, promoting “unity within diversity” and denouncing violence. Read more at
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A course on the Holocaust was designed for young Muslim students. This is an important initiative, developed to help to tackle rising antisemitism.
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After a 2019 government report found that ¼ of
#Emirati
#schools
were not meeting its Moral Education standards, the
#UAE
will train at least 1500 teachers to better integrate the values of
#peace
,
#tolerance
, and prosperous
#coexistence
in classrooms.
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“Human rights is all about protecting individuals and groups against discrimination and providing, without ommissions, healthcare, education and human dignity, and that is all encompassed in the UAE,” said
@lalshareef
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Catch CEO
@marcusjsheff
@TimesofIsrael
oped on our new partnership the School of
#Peace
in the Greek island of
#Lesbos
for
#refugees
getting an education in positive values of
#tolerance
,
#peace
and
#respect
for the Other.
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Qatar is cleaning up its school textbooks! Our recent report found a positive trend, including "reduced problematic passages with regard to martyrdom and violent jihad — removing a passage that referred to jihad as “the peak” of Islam."
@DavidAWeinberg
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IMPACT-se has now released a new report on
#Qatari
fall 2021
#textbooks
finding a continued positive trend; removing or moderating some problematic passages regarding antisemitism, jihad and violence
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@elderofziyon
@DovLieber
.
@UNRWA
workers leaked a list of 53 changes teachers R supposed 2 address as they hit specific pages of books that don't meet UN standards
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Pakistan's Muttahida Ulema Board said they will be ‘cleansing’ the curriculum of 'extremist content'.
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"Qatar has begun cleansing its schoolbooks of supremacist, racist or derogatory references, as well as celebrations of violent jihad and martyrdom," writes James M. Dorsey, citing IMPACT-se research
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Values of
#inclusion
,
#cultural
tolerance, and
#coexistance
can be taught in every classroom.
#Music
classes can promote these values by teaching music from other cultures and giving equal representation to women in music history lessons
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Read about the ZF+
@cfi_uk
hugely successful Annual Lobby Day for 🇮🇱.
Thanks to all the MPs & Peers who spoke to our activists, and of course, thanks to
@marcusjsheff
of
@IMPACT_SE
and Dame
@LouiseEllman
for their amazing support and input.
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Unfortunately our latest report shows no change to the 2020/21 Palestinian curriculum published this month. Math is still taught to 4th graders by counting martyrs. This year the numbers were recalculated.
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Houthi educational material portrays the Yemen conflict as a defensive battle against evil, students are offered no alternative method other than violence. Peace is dismissed and framed as foolish and traitorous. Children are encouraged to join the Houthi war effort to fulfill…
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Peace education is a powerful tool to strengthen regional peace, security, and prosperity. Read more about the approach to implementing evidence-based
#PeaceEducation
in the
#Philippines
-
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CEO
@marcusjsheff
: In carrying out the declaration of the Norwegian parliament to cut Norwegian aid to
#Palestinian
education until the hate is removed from
#textbooks
, the FM has taken a principled stand, championing the teaching of
#peace
and
#tolerance
.
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Earlier this year, we researched 169 Indonesian textbooks, the first study of its kind. The report reviews textbooks from grades 1-12 on religion, civics, history, social studies, environmental studies, globalization, and geography. Read more at
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الكتب المدرسية عليها أن تعزّز السلام وتنمّي المهارات اللازمة لحلّ النزاعات بوسائل غير عنيفة
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Last weeks' terrorist attack further exemplifies the effect of hate and violence in school education, with suspect of a stabbing found carrying such textbooks in her backpack at time of attack
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Pakistani curricula depict
#Women
as subordinate citizens and the public life solely belongs to men.
#Education
reform is fundamental to building
#GenderEquality
in
#Pakistan
In a country where only 13% of the girls are still in school by the time they reach the ninth grade, it is not surprising that families do not focus on their education and career.
Read the full article here:
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New Report Says Moroccan Curriculum Promotes Peacemaking, Tolerance to Jews
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Read about how
#SaudiArabia
has improved its curriculum and see the changes in textbooks for yourself in the 2021 IMPACT-se report -
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Despite improvements in gender education in the Palestinian
#curriculum
, textbooks still teach that full gender equality is impossible and unjust. On
#InternationalWomensDay
, we emphasize incorporating a balanced gender view in the classroom, promoting acceptance and
#tolerance
.
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Great coverage of
@IMPACT_SE
's new reports on the Palestinian Curriculum that were published yesterday.
We have a new report based on quantitative analysis. To see the statistics for yourselves:
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Education is fundamental for students during
#war
. Beyond teaching,
#schools
provide a safe space, give students routine, and connect them to resources such as meals and
#mentalhealth
services.
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@palwatch
@DovLieber
Libel also appears in 11th grade 2016
#Palestinian
history book. "The fire broke out in Al-Aqsa Mosque by the radical Jew Michael Rohan".
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The critical shortfall in
#humanitarian
funding for
#education
, combined with attacks on schools by armed groups, is currently keeping 519,000
#Children
out of
#schools
across
#Mali
. Access to education is crucial to progressing towards
#Peace
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Transforming
#education
systems to encompass the values of
#peace
and tolerance requires creative and innovative planning, rapid
#reform
, and effective implementation across entire
#curricula
.
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New fascinating
@IMPACT_SE
report is now LIVE:
#Turkey
’s Curriculum Under
#Erdogan
-The Evolution of Turkish Identity
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#Education
is a fundamental human right and essential to building
#GenderEquality
. Education for girls must be a precondition for international engagement, never a bargaining chip.
#HumanRights
must be protected.
Opinion by Melanne Verveer and Roya Rahmani: The United States and countries in the region should further incorporate girls’ education and the basic human rights of Afghan women into their negotiations with the Taliban.
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"Norway supports school curriculum that promotes jihad" - this was yesterday's headline in
@Aftenposten
- Norway's largest paper - after
@IMPACT_SE
's visit to Norwegian Parliament last week.
More details in Facebook post -
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Our methodology evaluates whether curricula foster equality, mutual respect and aim for equal representation of people regardless of their gender identity. Textbooks must also refrain from language, content, and imagery that depicts limiting and exclusionary gender roles.
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Quality education is crucial to reducing inequalities among vulnerable populations and those who experience marginalization and exclusion. Beyond improving access, quality education must teach the values of tolerance, inclusion, and coexistence to build more peaceful societies.
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🇦🇪 IMPACT-se will work with the
#UAE
Ministry of Education and national officials to support the
#Emirati
curriculum and promote our research methodology as models for others to emulate in order to eradicate antisemitism, hate, and intolerance in
#curricula
across
#MENA
🇦🇪
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#GenderEquality
is inseparably linked to education. We must ensure that girls and women not only gain equal access to education, but are equally represented and empowered in and through education.
#IWD2022
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensDay
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#LGBT
#Education
is a key component of our curricula analysis around the world researching acceptance of “others”.
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Qatari Textbooks Making ‘Slow’ Progress in Eliminating Antisemitism, Says new IMPACT-se Report
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What are students in the UAE learning that is so impressive? See for yourself in this list of examples from the
#Emirati
curriculum:
Or, read the full IMPACT-se report:
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Our methodology is designed to consider every detail within the textbooks; it does not paraphrase, rely on interpretations, or attempt to illustrate preconceived notions.
Find out more on our website:
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