ReportTurkey | Middle East

NEIGHBORS AND RIVALS: CHINA IN TURKEYS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

In July 2015, protesters throughout Turkey burned Chinas flag, along with effigies of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. On the same day, a group of Turkish Ultra-nationalists and Islamists gathered in central Istanbul to...

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ReportTurkey | Middle East

TURKEYS CURICULUM UNDER ERDOGAN: THE EVOLUTION OF TURKISH IDENTITY

This well-timed report monitors Turkish school textbooks published since the AKPs (Justice and Development Party) rise to power from 200215, with special emphasis on recent years (201315). The report examined 117 school textbooks covering subjects...

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ReportMiddle East | Israel

PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI TEXTBOOKS: 2016 UPDATE

This timely report updates Impacts analysis of the current Israeli educational curriculum, particularly as it relates to the Palestinian people and the Palestinian educational process. It is based on the review of 123 state and...

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ReportIran | Middle East

Iranian Education: The Continuous Revolution

Between 2012-16 IMPACT-se revisited Iranian school textbooks, and prepared this latest report reflecting new developments in Iranian education. The Iranian education curriculum includes a long list of troubling, sometimes paradoxical features, offering insight into a...

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ReportUnited States | Canada | North America

Between Sharia and Democracy: Islamic Education in North America

The report surveys Islamic Studies curricula studied in The United States and Canada. Four out of the five curricula are published in the United States; one is published in Saudi Arabia for teaching in North...

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