After outrage, Syria's education minister clarifies curriculum changes: What to know
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led transitional administration is working on imposing a list of modifications to what is taught in Syrian schools, including additions of Islamic content.
After controversy about and public rejection of modifications he is planning to make to Syria's school curricula, the country's interim education minister, Nazir al-Qadri, said on Thursday that the text in Syrian schools will remain in place until “specialized committees are formed to review and audit” them.
In a statement to the Syrian official news agency SANA, Qadri said that the initial proposed changes were intended to remove content that “glorifies” Assad’s rule and to correctly interpret the Quran.
"We have only ordered the deletion of parts glorifying the defunct Assad regime, and we have adopted pictures of the Syrian Revolution flag instead of the defunct regime flag," the minister said.
He acknowledged, however, that "incorrect" information has also been amended where "some Quranic verses were explained in the wrong way."
