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From Classroom to Conflict: Iranian Textbooks and the Ideological Roots of the US-Iran-Israel War
Against the backdrop of the ongoing US–Israel–Iran war, IMPACT-se examines how Iran’s national curriculum and school textbooks provide a lens into the threat the regime poses not only to the US, Israel, and the West, but also to regional actors across the Middle East and to its own civilian population. The analysis shows how Iran’s […]
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2025 Tunisian Curriculum
This study explores how themes of peace, diversity, gender equality and international conflict are addressed […] Read more
Indonesia’s New Curriculum
IMPACT-se’s updated report on Indonesia’s textbooks provides an important barometer in assessing the direction of […] Read more
Review of Arabs and Palestinians in Israeli Textbooks
This IMPACT-se report offers an insight into major themes relating to Arabs and Palestinians in […] Read more
Who We Are
The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) is an international research and policy institute that monitors and analyzes education around the world. We employ international standards of peace, tolerance and non-violence, as derived from UNESCO declarations and resolutions, to determine compliance and to work towards change when necessary.
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When Education Diverges from Law: LGBTQ Narratives in Jordanian and Egyptian Textbooks
This report examines how Jordanian and Egyptian school textbooks address homosexuality and gender non-conformity. Through […] Read More
UAE: A Unique Path for Teaching Tolerance
This paper by Matan Perchikov illustrates how the UAE curricula mobilize both Arab cultural and […] Read More
Towards Peace Education in the Middle East and North Africa: A Pan-Abrahamic View
IMPACT-se’s latest research, conducted in collaboration with INSS, examines the potential of a Pan-Abrahamic approach […] Read More
Briefs
Curricula in the news
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South Korea’s plan for AI textbooks hit by backlash
South Korea’s plan to introduce AI-powered digital textbooks in schools has sparked concerns about children’s […] Read More
Education Minister Announces Amazigh Language to be Taught to All Moroccan Children by 2029
Morocco’s Minister of Education announced that all Moroccan children will study the minority Amazigh language […] Read More
India to Combat Youth Voter Apathy Through School Textbooks
India’s National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced it will introduce new […] Read More
Every IMPACT-se researcher brings a unique lens to the study of education and society.
Asher …Spekterman is a professional Arabic translator and researcher, specializing in Middle Eastern conflicts. He has extensive experience teaching Arabic translation and researching
Where should education about gender identity and sexual orientation take place – in textbooks or …through dedicated classroom programmes?
IMPACT-se’s analysis of LGBT issues in Israel’s education system examines how these topics are addressed across both textbooks and Ministry of
A recent analysis in @the_hindu examines the gradual disappearance of political cartoons from …Indian textbooks, prompting discussion about what is gained, and what may be lost, when visual satire is removed from the classroom.
Beyond cartoons themselves, the debate highlights
Last week a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between our partners at Monitor Impact and the …@EmiratesScholar for Research & Studies in the UAE.
The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration in research, knowledge exchange, and joint initiatives, strengthening
The Daily Sun @dailysunbd recently reported on Bangladesh’s National Curriculum and Textbook …Board (NCTB) decision to revise school textbooks to better reflect what it calls the country’s “true history.” The changes may include new material on the 2024 student-led uprising and
IMPACT-SE’s new report on Jordan’s textbooks finds that while the curriculum includes themes of… peace, tolerance, and coexistence, these values are not consistently reflected throughout the material.
The study highlights positive examples, which encourage religious moderation
A recent analysis by @UNICEF reveals that more than one million Afghan girls have been denied the …right to secondary education since 2021.
The findings highlight grave consequences that extend far beyond schools; restricting girls’ access to education affects a country’s health
IMPACT-se’s latest research on the Iranian school curriculum was featured in the @nypost, …highlighting textbook content that includes classroom exercises calculating missile strike times, the vilification of the West, and imagery depicting violent attacks on civilians.
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EU Reporter has published an op-ed by IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff highlighting a troubling reality: …textbooks in some European countries fail to adequately address, and in some cases still perpetuate, antisemitic blood libels in their educational content.
Despite European
Against the backdrop of the ongoing US–Israel–Iran war, IMPACT-se examines how Iran’s …national curriculum and school textbooks provide a lens into the threat the regime poses not only to the US, Israel, and the West, but also to regional actors across the Middle East and to its