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The West, Christians and Jews in Saudi Arabian Schoolbooks January 2003 THE WEST, CHRISTIANS AND JEWS IN SAUDI ARABIAN SCHOOLBOOKS JANUARY 2003 Compiled, Translated and Edited by Dr. Arnon Groiss Produced by CMIP LIST OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 3 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER ONE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.......................................... 6 General Overview .................................................................................................................. 6 Structure................................................................................................................................. 7 Saudi Schools Abroad ............................................................................................................ 8 Levels...................................................................................................................................... 8 Curriculum .............................................................................................................................. 8 Education Policy ....................................................................................................................10 Textbooks...............................................................................................................................13 Sources ..................................................................................................................................14 CHAPTER TWO: SAUDI ARABIA AND ISLAM........................................................................ 16 Islam in Saudi Arabia.............................................................................................................16 Islamic Sentences Applied in Saudi Arabia............................................................................17 Islam in Saudi Education .......................................................................................................18 Saudi Arabia - A Champion of Islam......................................................................................20 Dramatic Activity.....................................................................................................................23 CHAPTER THREE: JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FOLLOWERS ................................................................................................... 25 General References to Judaism and Christianity..................................................................25 Holy Scriptures: A Comparison..............................................................................................26 Superiority of Islam and the Muslims ....................................................................................26 Denunciation of Jews and Christians.....................................................................................29 Jews and Christians Are Enemies and Should Not Be Treated as Friends...........................31 A Muslim Should Not Emulate the Infidels ............................................................................34 Proper Relations with Jews and Christians...........................................................................34 CHAPTER FOUR: THE WEST.................................................................................................. 36 The West vs. Islam in History................................................................................................36 Western Imperialism .............................................................................................................38 Communism...........................................................................................................................42 Arab Nationalism ..................................................................................................................42 Western Support of Zionism and Israel.................................................................................43 Western Mental and Social Vices..........................................................................................45 Western Social, Cultural and Intellectual Influence .............................................................46 The Danger of Westernization...............................................................................................49 1 CHAPTER FIVE: THE JEWS IN HISTORY........................................................................................... 51 Characteristics ...................................................................................................................................51 The Jews in Antiquity .........................................................................................................................51 The Jews in Arabia before Islam.........................................................................................................52 The Jews in Arabia in Early Islam.......................................................................................................52 The Jews in World History..................................................................................................................57 The Jews vs. the Arab and Muslim World...........................................................................................58 The End of the Jews...........................................................................................................................59 CHAPTER SIX: ZIONISM....................................................................................................................... 60 Definition and History..........................................................................................................................60 The Zionist Movement..........................................................................................................60 History of Zionism.................................................................................................................60 Zionism and Palestine...........................................................................................................63 The Danger of Zionism..........................................................................................................64 Zionism and Imperialism.......................................................................................................64 Zionism and Nazism ..............................................................................................................65 Zionism's Auxiliary Movements...............................................................................................65 CHAPTER SEVEN: THE ISSUE OF PALESTINE..................................................................... 67 The Importance of Palestine and of the Palestinian Problem ................................................67 The Occupation of Palestine and the Jewish Immigration to the Country .............................68 The Second Confrontation .....................................................................................................70 The Third Confrontation .........................................................................................................70 The Fourth Confrontation.......................................................................................................70 The Significance of the Occupation of Palestine ...................................................................72 Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.............................................................................................73 The Refugees .........................................................................................................................74 The Obligation to Liberate Palestine........................................................................................75 Saudi Arabia's Role in the Struggle for Palestine ....................................................................77 CHAPTER EIGHT: THE ATTITUDE TO ISRAEL....................................................................... 79 Nonrecognition.........................................................................................................................79 Israeli Regions and Cities are Presented as Palestinian..........................................................86 Israel's Image...........................................................................................................................87 CHAPTER NINE: JIHAD ,MARTYRDOM AND TERROR........................................................... 88 War and Jihad .........................................................................................................................88 Martyrdom................................................................................................................................91 Terror .......................................................................................................................................93 CHAPTER TEN: NOTIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY 95 Government ...........................................................................................................................95 Women in Society ..................................................................................................................97 Children's Status in the Family and at School.......................................................................103
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