This paper by Matan Perchikov illustrates how the UAE curricula mobilize both Arab cultural and local national heritage, as well as Islamic religious tradition, to reinforce messages of peace and tolerance. In particular, the paper...
Read MoreThis IMPACT-se report provides a list of 134 selected examples from 220 textbooks in the United Arab Emirates’ national curriculum, between 2016–21. The examples illustrate the findings of our latest research report, “When Peace Goes...
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When President Isaac Herzog flies to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, marking the first official visit of an Israeli president to the Gulf state, he will be welcomed by the man who is arguably...
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This IMPACT-se report evaluates the UAE’s national curriculum for the 2021–22 academic school year. Among the findings: The curriculum teaches that prosperity and national pride are closely associated with peace and tolerance and encourages cooperation...
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This preliminary IMPACT-se report focuses on the United Arab Emirates’ “Moral Education” curriculum, taught in all Emirates public and private schools, from grades 1-12. The research looked at the textbooks and teacher guides that make...
Read MoreAs Syria's new leadership seeks closer engagement with Western governments, its education reforms offer an early indication of the country's future ...direction. This analysis examines what recent curriculum changes reveal about the regime's ideological priorities—from attitudes
A recent analysis from @PeaceNewsNet examines school textbooks in Iraqi Kurdistan and argues that they could do more to reflect the histories and ...experiences of the region's diverse ethnic and religious communities, including Arabs, Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, and
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
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As Syria's new leadership seeks closer engagement with Western governments, its education reforms offer an early indication of the country's future direction. This analysis examines what recent curriculum changes reveal about the regime's ideological priorities—from attitudes
A recent analysis from @PeaceNewsNet examines school textbooks in Iraqi Kurdistan and argues that they could do more to reflect the histories and experiences of the region's diverse ethnic and religious communities, including Arabs, Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, and
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
