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AnalysisSyria | Middle East

In Syria, the Real Foreign Policy Is Written in the Classroom

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...

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AnalysisIran | Middle East

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,...

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AnalysisJordan | Egypt | Middle East

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 analysis of religious and language curricula, it shows how textbook narratives often reflect prevailing social and religious norms rather than...

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AnalysisUnited Arab Emirates | Middle East

UAE: A Unique Path for Teaching Tolerance

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...

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AnalysisMiddle East | North Africa

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 to transforming education in the Middle East and North Africa. The report highlights how regional curricula have long struggled with...

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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

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