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Students in Egyptian public schools will be learning Torah verses and about Jewish culture, thanks to a recent decision by the country’s Ministry of Education.
The ministry approved a new school subject known as “common values” which is designed to show the similarities between the three major Abrahamic religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
“President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is keen to teach the youth the values of respect for others, tolerance and rejection of fanaticism and extremism,” said Kamel Amer, a government official, according to Al-Monitor.
Accompanying the new subject is the decision to remove explicitly Islamic content from nonreligious courses such as Arabic, geography and history.
Students in Egyptian public schools will be learning Torah verses and about Jewish culture, thanks to a recent decision by the country’s Ministry of Education.
The ministry approved a new school subject known as “common values” which is designed to show the similarities between the three major Abrahamic religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
“President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is keen to teach the youth the values of respect for others, tolerance and rejection of fanaticism and extremism,” said Kamel Amer, a government official, according to Al-Monitor.
Accompanying the new subject is the decision to remove explicitly Islamic content from nonreligious courses such as Arabic, geography and history.