Research Update reveals Lack of Change in Saudi Curriculum
July, 2008

The Saudi Arabian school curriculum has recently been at the eye of a media storm due to the controversy surrounding the Islamic Saudi Academy in Virginia, and the pledge made by the Saudi government in 2006 to remove texts promoting intolerance, hatred and extremism from its curriculum by the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. In July, IMPACT-SE completed an update on its 2003 report on the Saudi curriculum. Its findings are striking: Significant progress has yet to be made, in stark contrast with the Arabian kingdom’s effort to present itself as a leading moderate power in the Middle East and the proponent of the 2002 Arab peace initiative.

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    English (pdf, 668 kb)

The West, Christians and Jews in Saudi Arabian Schoolbooks
January 2003

This report, undertaken with the cooperation of the American Jewish Committee, presents the official Saudi worldview, to which school students, between the ages of 6-16, are exposed.

Read the Full Report:
    English (pdf, 1.71 mb)

Read the Report by Chapter:
    Table of Contents (pdf, 36 kb)
    Executive Summary (pdf, 39 kb)
    Introduction (pdf, 29 kb)
    Chapter 1: The Saudi Arabian Educational System (pdf, 184 kb)
    Chapter 2: Saudi Arabia and Islam (pdf, 186 kb)
    Chapter 3: Judaism, Christianity, and their Respective Followers 
    (pdf, 236 kb)
    Chapter 4: The West (pdf, 133 kb)
    Chapter 5: The Jews in History (pdf, 114 kb)
    Chapter 6: Zionism (pdf, 150 kb)
    Chapter 7: The Issue of Palestine (pdf, 125 kb)
    Chapter 8: The Attitude to Israel (pdf, 442 kb)
    Chapter 9: Jihad, Martyrdom, and Terror (pdf, 126 kb)
    Chapter 10: Notions about Government and Society (pdf, 236 kb)
    Conclusion (pdf, 40 kb)
    Appendix A (pdf, 29 kb)
    Appendix B (pdf, 35 kb)
    List of Sources (pdf, 31 kb)