A new “study” of Egyptian textbooks by an Israeli “institute” (for “monitoring peace and cultural tolerance in school education”) with which Daniel Pipes, among others, is affiliated, was “released” Tuesday:
Israel and Tunisia rank highest in the Middle East in education for tolerance and peace, according to a study released on Tuesday. Research by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE) showed that Tunisia is no less tolerant than Israel, after educational reforms, while the Egyptian school system does not teach democratic values. The researchers posit that their findings in Egypt “lower the chances for the emergence of a liberal democratic government.”
“A comparative report shows that the Egyptian people have not been taught the importance of democracy and accepting others,” the report explains. “While school textbooks in Egypt urge tolerance towards Copts and call for religious moderation and peace, they deny the existence of the State of Israel and contain anti-Jewish material…The Egyptian curriculum emphasizes self-sacrifice for the sake of the homeland and war narratives, rather than peace.”
How timely!
