Syria minister defends faculty curriculum modifications after uproar | Schooling
Syria’s schooling minister on Thursday sought to minimise curriculum modifications introduced this week by the brand new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as “extremist” and probably dangerous to non secular minorities.
The amendments have been introduced Wednesday on the Fb web page of the interim management’s schooling ministry, somewhat below a month since forces led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
The modifications embody scrapping poetry regarding ladies and love and references to “Gods” in historical historical past programs, and deciphering a Quranic verse about those that had angered God and strayed as referring to “Jews and Nasara”, a derogatory time period for Christians.
The nationwide anthem has additionally been faraway from textbooks, with the ministry describing it as “the regime’s anthem”.
And the nationalistic phrase “to sacrifice one’s life in defence of his homeland” has been changed with the Islamist “to sacrifice one’s life for the sake of Allah”.
Schooling Minister Nazir al-Qadri, in an announcement shared on Telegram on Thursday, mentioned the modifications have been solely meant to scrap “glorifying” references to the deposed president and proper misinterpretations of the Quran, Islam’s holy e book.
“The curricula in all Syrian colleges will stay as is till specialised committees are fashioned to overview and audit” them, he mentioned.
“We have now solely ordered the deletion of components glorifying the defunct Assad regime, and now we have adopted footage of the Syrian Revolution flag as a substitute of the defunct regime flag,” Qadri mentioned.
“Incorrect” info has additionally been amended within the Islamic schooling curriculum the place “some Quranic verses have been defined within the mistaken manner”, he mentioned.
The modifications have sparked controversy, with many taking to social media to precise outrage.
Activist and journalist Shiyar Khaleal lambasted the modifications in a Fb put up, warning that “schooling based mostly on extremist ideologies might form people whose concepts threaten regional and worldwide safety”.
The brand new authorities face the daunting process of rebuilding state establishments formed by the Assad household’s five-decade rule, however some Syrians have voiced considerations that they could be overstepping their interim capability.
“Altering the curriculum below the supervision of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is not only an academic hazard, however a long-term menace to the social cloth and way forward for Syria,” mentioned Khaleal.
Journalist Ziad Haidar described the modifications as “instructional executions” in a Fb put up, warning that “particular non secular teams have been focused”.
Syria’s new rulers have repeatedly sought to reassure minorities that they won’t be harmed, with the worldwide group additionally urging them to guard the nation’s various communities.
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