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June 27, 2006
Christians still 'swine' and Jews 'apes' in Saudi schools
Topics: Understanding IslamSaudi Arabia has been accused of continuing to foster religious hatred in its schools, despite its repeated assurances since the September 11 attacks that it would rewrite textbooks that refer to Jews as "apes" and Christians as "swine". However, our friends - the Saudis, are still promoting hatred of those who do not practise its strict form of Wahhabi Islam. For example, in Saudi Arabia where young people are spending their summer vacation mulling over lessons like these:
"Every religion other than Islam is false."Read more here."It is forbidden for a Muslim to be loyal friends to someone who does not believe in Allah and his prophet..."
"...the Arabs and Muslims will emerge victorious, Allah willing, against the Jews and their allies if they stand together and fight a true jihad for Allah..."
"...the apes are Jews, the keepers of the sabbath; while the swine are the Christian infidels of the communion of Jesus."
This is just a small sampling of what students are learning in Saudi elementary schools. And it only gets worse from there.
"They are taught in 12th grade that there is a religious obligation for them to wage violent jihad, militant jihad, against the Christian and Jew in order for them to spread the faith," said Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Freedom House.
Posted by Richard at June 27, 2006 6:40 PM
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