Thursday, June 02, 2005

Debate Over Teaching Jihad In Kuwati Schools

The Middle East Media Research Institute today released an extensive report on the debate over curricular reform in the schools of Kuwait. MEMRI says that the controversy centers on the extent to which jihad should be part of the school curriculum, and whether teaching it contributes to extremism. The Education Ministry denies that the present curriculum has extremist content, but has created a new committee to examine the issue.