Posted on 05/21/2006 7:56:26 AM PDT by floridaobserver
S audi Arabia's public schools have long been cited for demonizing the West as well as Christians, Jews and other "unbelievers." But after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 -- in which 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis -- that was all supposed to change.
A 2004 Saudi royal study group recognized the need for reform after finding that the kingdom's religious studies curriculum "encourages violence toward others, and misguides the pupils into believing that in order to safeguard their own religion, they must violently repress and even physically eliminate the 'other.' " Since then, the Saudi government has claimed repeatedly that it has revised its educational texts.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, has worked aggressively to spread this message. "The kingdom has reviewed all of its education practices and materials, and has removed any element that is inconsistent with the needs of a modern education," he said on a recent speaking tour to several U.S. cities. "Not only have we eliminated what might be perceived as intolerance from old textbooks that were in our system, we have implemented a comprehensive internal revision and modernization plan." The Saudi government even took out a full-page ad in the New Republic last December to tout its success at "having modernized our school curricula to better prepare our children for the challenges of tomorrow." A year ago, an embassy spokesman declared: "We have reviewed our educational curriculums. We have removed materials that are inciteful or intolerant towards people of other faiths." The embassy is also distributing a 74-page review on curriculum reform to show that the textbooks have been moderated.
The problem is: These claims are not true
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
" Every religion other than Islam is false."
"Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words (Islam, hellfire): Every religion other than ______________ is false. Whoever dies outside of Islam enters ____________."
FOURTH GRADE
"True belief means . . . that you hate the polytheists and infidels but do not treat them unjustly."
FIFTH GRADE
"Whoever obeys the Prophet and accepts the oneness of God cannot maintain a loyal friendship with those who oppose God and His Prophet, even if they are his closest relatives."
"It is forbidden for a Muslim to be a loyal friend to someone who does not believe in God and His Prophet, or someone who fights the religion of Islam."
"A Muslim, even if he lives far away, is your brother in religion. Someone who opposes God, even if he is your brother by family tie, is your enemy in religion."
SIXTH GRADE
"Just as Muslims were successful in the past when they came together in a sincere endeavor to evict the Christian crusaders from Palestine, so will the Arabs and Muslims emerge victorious, God willing, against the Jews and their allies if they stand together and fight a true jihad for God, for this is within God's power."
EIGHTH GRADE
"As cited in Ibn Abbas: The apes are Jews, the people of the Sabbath; while the swine are the Christians, the infidels of the communion of Jesus."
"God told His Prophet, Muhammad, about the Jews, who learned from parts of God's book [the Torah and the Gospels] that God alone is worthy of worship. Despite this, they espouse falsehood through idol-worship, soothsaying, and sorcery. In doing so, they obey the devil. They prefer the people of falsehood to the people of the truth out of envy and hostility. This earns them condemnation and is a warning to us not to do as they did."
"They are the Jews, whom God has cursed and with whom He is so angry that He will never again be satisfied [with them]."
"Some of the people of the Sabbath were punished by being turned into apes and swine. Some of them were made to worship the devil, and not God, through consecration, sacrifice, prayer, appeals for help, and other types of worship. Some of the Jews worship the devil. Likewise, some members of this nation worship the devil, and not God."
"Activity: The student writes a composition on the danger of imitating the infidels."
NINTH GRADE
"The clash between this [Muslim] community (umma) and the Jews and Christians has endured, and it will continue as long as God wills."
"It is part of God's wisdom that the struggle between the Muslim and the Jews should continue until the hour [of judgment]."
"Muslims will triumph because they are right. He who is right is always victorious, even if most people are against him."
TENTH GRADE
The 10th-grade text on jurisprudence teaches that life for non-Muslims (as well as women, and, by implication, slaves) is worth a fraction of that of a "free Muslim male." Blood money is retribution paid to the victim or the victim's heirs for murder or injury:
"Blood money for a free infidel. [Its quantity] is half of the blood money for a male Muslim, whether or not he is 'of the book' or not 'of the book' (such as a pagan, Zoroastrian, etc.).
"Blood money for a woman: Half of the blood money for a man, in accordance with his religion. The blood money for a Muslim woman is half of the blood money for a male Muslim, and the blood money for an infidel woman is half of the blood money for a male infidel."
ELEVENTH GRADE
"The greeting 'Peace be upon you' is specifically for believers. It cannot be said to others."
"If one comes to a place where there is a mixture of Muslims and infidels, one should offer a greeting intended for the Muslims."
"Do not yield to them [Christians and Jews] on a narrow road out of honor and respect."
TWELFTH GRADE
"Jihad in the path of God -- which consists of battling against unbelief, oppression, injustice, and those who perpetrate it -- is the summit of Islam. This religion arose through jihad and through jihad was its banner raised high. It is one of the noblest acts, which brings one closer to God, and one of the most magnificent acts of obedience to God."
In the west muzzies should be given the same "respect"!!
ping
Do our religion books (Christians, in my case)say to go destroy all other religions? To cause harm to thousands? These people are hardcore crazy. :|
Probably too much to hope for....
Religion of Pieces of Intolerance.
"Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Lord."
Don't recall anything about "convert or die" being in the New Testament....
"The greeting 'Peace be upon you' is specifically for believers. It cannot be said to others."
The greeting Salaam (peace) is only allowed toward other Muslim believers.
The Mullahs are street corner thugs. It's either kill them or be killed.
Bttt 4 religion of pieces (of Bodies)
Muslims greet me with "Salaam Aleikum" all the time and they know I'm a Christian.
They maintain friendships with me.
They never preach at me and accept me as I am. A lot of them will actually discuss religion with me in an open and honest exchange. (I never initiate this - I'm a guest of their country and culture and I respect that.)
Here's what's funny. An amazing amount of them sneak and eat bacon. PORK bacon. And they like beer, wine or liquor. And they usually tell me that they don't think eating pork or having a drink is a such a sin, and that it's crazy that those who emphasize that will go and blow up innocent people. The Muslim friends I have think that's the sin and they condemn terrorism as much as we do.
Can't we sub this job out to the Israelis?!
The Saudis are big part of the problem, and the failure of the royal family to clean up this hatred is a root cause of trouble. We need to put more pressure on them. As allies go, they're terrible.
They maintain friendships with me.
They never preach at me and accept me as I am. A lot of them will actually discuss religion with me in an open and honest exchange. (I never initiate this - I'm a guest of their country and culture and I respect that.)
Here's what's funny. An amazing amount of them sneak and eat bacon. PORK bacon. And they like beer, wine or liquor. And they usually tell me that they don't think eating pork or having a drink is a such a sin, and that it's crazy that those who emphasize that will go and blow up innocent people. The Muslim friends I have think that's the sin and they condemn terrorism as much as we do.
Can I interest you in a bridge?
You are correct.
That's cute.
How many of them have said to you: "You wouldn't believe what we are thought about Christians and Jews. We wish they wouldn't poison everyone's mind. We are the cause of Islamic terrorism. Spread the word. Stop the the evil."
Congratulations!
Can I interest you in a bridge for your mind...one with a drawbridge so that it can open up just a tad and actually see what's outside once in a while?
Don't bother responding. I've met plenty of you here...I won't engage. It's pointless.
Your mind is a little narrow, but you're cute.
Yes, every single person born into Islam is a terrorist. They're all evil. Every single one of them.
There. Does that make you feel better?
I am sure that American Moslems are more tolerant than those in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. But that is largely because the Saudi and Pakistani schools preach intolerance and hatred, while the American public schools don't . Who knows what is taught in the American Islamic schools. Not to mention Black Muslims and Farrakhan.
I can see why Farakhan would gravitate towards Islam.
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