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Saudi Arabia Rejects U.S. Demands To Change Curriculum
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Islam Online & News Agencies

The U.S. congress called upon the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia October 2001, to stop supporting religious schools or else face severe repercussions.

RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Minister of Education, Mohamed Ahmed Al Rasheed, denied claims that the kingdom was planning to introduce significant changes to its curriculum following the U.S. accusations that what it termed “terrorism” was being taught in the Saudi education system.

In an interview published Tuesday in the Saudi daily newspaper, Al Watan, Rasheed said “Our curriculum is based on clearly defined objectives and foundations fit for the needs of our society,” adding that “No one has the right to interfere in our internal affairs or dictate to us what they want.”

On his part, the Saudi writer, Tarek al Hameed, said in an interview Tuesday to Saudi daily newspaper, Al Madina, “There is of course an urgent need to change the education curriculum in Saudi Arabia, in the same way as the developed world, however, it is not logical for that change to take place due to American pressure which resulted from the presence of Saudis on the hijacked planes of the September 11th attacks.”
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