Part of a continuing series of investigations of school textbooks around the world.
[IsraelTimes] Jews are frequently accused of treachery and Israel is demonized in textbooks, education watchdog IMPACT-se saysPak school textbooks contain widespread antisemitic content and demonization of Israel, according to a new report by The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).
| The reports contrasted sharply with IMPACT-se’s recent analyses of curricula in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan, which it found offered generally fair and even positive depictions of the Jewish people. |
...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
....
, Sindh, and the Federal Directorate. While some passages promote tolerance, the overall curriculum encourages hostility toward Israel, Jews and religious minorities in general, the report concluded.
The reports contrasted sharply with IMPACT-se’s recent analyses of curricula in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan, which it found offered generally fair and even positive depictions of the Jewish people.
In Pakistain, Jews are frequently depicted with negative stereotypes, accused of treachery and conspiracies, and often collectively referred to as "the Jews" without nuance, the report said. Judaism is excluded from comparative religion sections, while the Holocaust is omitted entirely.
One civics textbook praises Adolf Hitler
...late Fuehrer of Germany, founder of the Third Reich, currently communing with his pals Himmler and Heydrich. He is reincarnated every few days, sometimes every few hour if it's an election year, as a politician somebody doesn't like...for "restoring German pride" while making no mention of Nazi atrocities, the report noted.
Israel is consistently framed as an enemy of the Moslem world and held solely responsible for the ongoing war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, the report found. A Grade 12 textbook, for example, described Israel’s current war with Hamas
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
as the result of intensified Israeli aggression beginning on October 7, 2023, while omitting any reference to Hamas’s unprecedented terror attack against Israel that day.
Jews are typically mentioned in a hostile context, the report found. For example, a Grade 6 textbook claims Jewish tribes in Medina repeatedly conspired against the Prophet Muhammad, while a Grade 5 textbook uses the trope that Jews "caused Prophet Isa and his mother to suffer," accusing them of plotting against Jesus out of fear of losing authority.
"These narratives frame Judaism as inherently treacherous and promote intolerance," IMPACT-se said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Alamo, Davy was counting their remaining cannon balls and not liking the results...
the curriculum paints a picture of Pakistain as "the vanguard of the Moslem world," positioning it in opposition to the West, which is accused of obstructing Moslem progress. Islamic values permeate even non-religious subjects, with jihad portrayed largely as armed struggle and a moral duty. The country’s nuclear status and leadership in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are presented as part of a divinely inspired mission, the report said.
More than 96% of Pakistain’s population is Moslem, with 85-90% identifying as Sunni and 10-15% as Shia, it noted.
Pakistain’s rivalries, especially with India, are described in absolute moral terms like "enemy country," the report found, with the country’s conflict over control of Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it
Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
portrayed as a religious duty and a humanitarian struggle.
Democracy is idealized in theory, but minorities are marginalized despite claims of freedom, the report said. Gender equality is acknowledged in some instances, but often overshadowed by reinforcement of traditional roles. Authoritarian leaders like Hitler are praised.
"Given Pakistain’s prominent regional role, its nuclear status, and large percentage of young people in a population of 240 million, this curriculum has far-reaching consequences," said IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff. "What is taught in classrooms today will define Pakistain’s future global outlook, including its relationship with Israel and the Jewish people. There is a pressing need for curriculum reform that prioritizes inclusion, greater respect for Jews and others, and a more peaceful education."
Previous investigations by IMPACT-se have found worrying trends in school curricula in European countries like Ireland and Poland. Recent reports on schools in Gaza and Syria have shown continued promotion of antisemitism, violence, and martyrdom within their educational systems.
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