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.
Egypt: Education Ministry Approves Teaching of Judaism in Schools for First Time Ever
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Egypt to introduce Judaism in schools
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