Sunday, August 28, 2005
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MEMRI: Changes in the Iraqi Textbook and Curricula for September 2005 - '...The report stated that the new Iraqi history texts will present a new narrative about the Iran-Iraq War, with Iraq, not Iran, in the role of aggressor. Also, unlike the old school texts, the new texts do not teach that the Persians have throughout the ages harbored enmity towards the Arabs, and do not accuse them of sowing internal discord in Islam or of coveting the lands of Iraq and the Gulf states. Iraq is not portrayed as playing a heroic role in the wars against Israel. In addition, the new textbooks include such topics as democracy and human rights, and redefine the terms "citizenship" and "homeland."...' (Link)
