ISIS shuts down schools in eastern Syria

[Rhinodawg]

BEIRUT: ISIS has shut all schools in areas it controls in eastern Syria pending a religious revision of the curriculum, residents and an activist group said Friday.

ISIS is tightening its rules on civilian life in Deir al-Zor province, which fell under near-complete control of the Islamist militant group this summer. The government still controls a military air base and other small pockets.

The announcement came on Wednesday, after ISIS held a meeting with school administrators at a local mosque on the outskirts of Deir al-Zor city, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors all sides of the conflict.

"Islamic State [ISIS] informed them that teachers shall undergo a religious instructional course for one month, and that Islamic State officials were currently developing a new curriculum instead of the current 'infidel' education," the Observatory statement said.

At the start of the academic year in September, ISIS revised the school curriculum in areas it controls, eliminating physics and chemistry while promoting Islamic teachings.

Their latest move aims to further reduce the school day into several hours of religious learning at the expense of academic subjects, according to local activists.


http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Nov-07/276844-isis-shuts-down-schools-in-eastern-syria.ashx

[hollysmom]

1. o sad to think that algebra came from the middle east

well the babylonians (just checked) that would be Iraq. I look at people ripping out pages of biology texts in the US, not exactly the same but it is as if, education is the enemy. I really have no point, just find the fact that education is under attack very sad. Kind of makes me give up on people. Doesn't matter what country or religion extremists come from, ignorance and control is the goal.

[Warpy]

2. The Golden Age of Islam was incredibly advanced

with amenities like indoor plumbing in some cities, especially in Spain. They not only preserved a lot of the earlier knowledge that Christians had purged, they expanded greatly upon it.

Then the old tribal horseshit crept back as "commentary" on the sermons of Muhammad in and was codified into the Hadith, now regarded as the most important holy book secondary only to the Quran.

What I find sad about ISIL is that they're making Iran look reasonable by comparison.

[glinda]

3. I know. We must figure out an effective way for people to learn about these things.

I too think humans are a failed species. Truly. But they are capable some of them of understanding some things if it is accessible and able to reach them in a way that explains things to them. Some of them anyways. We must not give up and figure out how. For the animals sake IMHO.