‘Hindus Are Thugs Who Massacred Muslims, India Arrogant’: How Pak Textbooks Impart Lessons Of Hatred
“Hindus are kafirs who are to blame for evils on Pakistan; Indian Muslims are oppressed; India is to blame for all problems in Pakistan post Partition" – Thought these statements were from the jihadist propaganda to radicalise youths? No, these are from the lessons of hatred imparted in Pakistan’s school textbooks.
Days before the Pahalgam attack, which has led to escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir had called Kashmir their jugular vein. Guess what? Their textbooks for young students, too, say the same.
The books also state that India is “an arrogant nation that has disturbed the balance of power in the region". In case of historical figures, they call Aurangzeb “heroic", while Mahatma Gandhi hardly finds a mention in the Independence movement.
According to a 2017 AFP report, a government-approved Class 5 history textbook used in schools in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, textbooks in Pakistan teach students that Hindus were “thugs" who “massacred Muslims, confiscated their property, and forced them to leave India". The books also refer to Hindus as “traitorous" and being responsible for the bloodshed that erupted during Independence 70 years ago when British India was divided into two nations.
The Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), too, had expressed concern over school textbooks in many countries, including Pakistan, glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace, non-violence and reconciliation.
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“Hindus are kafirs who are to blame for evils on Pakistan; Indian Muslims are oppressed; India is to blame for all problems in Pakistan post Partition" – Thought these statements were from the jihadist propaganda to radicalise youths? No, these are from the lessons of hatred imparted in Pakistan’s school textbooks.
Days before the Pahalgam attack, which has led to escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir had called Kashmir their jugular vein. Guess what? Their textbooks for young students, too, say the same.
The books also state that India is “an arrogant nation that has disturbed the balance of power in the region". In case of historical figures, they call Aurangzeb “heroic", while Mahatma Gandhi hardly finds a mention in the Independence movement.
According to a 2017 AFP report, a government-approved Class 5 history textbook used in schools in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, textbooks in Pakistan teach students that Hindus were “thugs" who “massacred Muslims, confiscated their property, and forced them to leave India". The books also refer to Hindus as “traitorous" and being responsible for the bloodshed that erupted during Independence 70 years ago when British India was divided into two nations.
The Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), too, had expressed concern over school textbooks in many countries, including Pakistan, glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace, non-violence and reconciliation.
https://www.news18.com/explainers/hindus...18441.html
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