Posted on 07/11/2006 1:02:49 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah
WASHINGTON - In the classroom and across Saudi society, Saudi officials insist their message has changed dramatically. The land that produced 15 of the 9/11 hijackers now officially preaches religious tolerance and moderation.
In numerous statements, senior Saudi officials have specifically claimed that the kingdom has cleaned up all school textbooks.
"We eliminated what might be perceived as intolerance from old textbooks that were in our system," says Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S.
There has been progress. However, a new study found examples of intolerance, even hate, in multiple Saudi textbooks now used in grades 1-12.
Nina Shea's group — the Center for Religious Freedom — examined textbooks used during the past school year, and found the following teachings, which were verified by NBC News:
* Jews and Christians are "enemies" of Muslims.
* Every religion other than Islam is "false."
* "The hour [of Judgment] will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them."
"It's taught that Christians and Jews are the enemy of the Muslim," says Shea. "And that the Muslim must wage jihad in order to spread the faith in battle against the infidel."
What's more, an eighth grade text equates Jews with "apes" and Christian infidels with "swine." A tenth grade text teaches that the life of a Muslim is worth twice that of a non-Muslim.
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Saudi textbooks preach intolerance, hate Despite post-9/11 policy change, children still taught to wage jihad
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This truly does not surprise me.
Sometimes, I think we attacked the wrong country in the Middle East. We should have slowed down and made a left-hand turn.
If it wasn't for the oil, I doubt our nation would have much in the way of relations with the Saudis.
Practicing TAQQIYA as usual.
(I suspect I already know the sad answers.)
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Nah, this has to be wrong. 1st it is from msnbc. 2nd the Saudis are, "our good friends".
They ain't my good friends.
ON THE NET...
http://www.memritv.org
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=165
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://www.jihadwatch.org
http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/index.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news2.html
President Bush holds hands with the Saudi Prince like a couple of schoolgirls. I don't understand it.
The United States is financing their "jihad" when we purchase gasoline.
Exactly.
Naseem represents a culture that has swum around in circles like a one legged duck for the best part of a millenium. It's rather comical tht she thinks the future belongs to her - although Arabia is such a dreary dump of a country, you can understand that it's inhabitants go in for compensatory fantasies.
A really good article on Islam-Mecca-The Whore of Babylon can be found at yourarmstoisrael.org , select "sermon notes" and pull up "The Final End Time Beast". Print and save for future reference.
This doesn't seem to gibe with the current exchange rate of Palestinians for Jewish soldiers. Maybe it's the perishable nature of fresh goods in that climate.
Its that wonderful religion of Peace again.
I think its time for the first Religious World War.
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