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July 14, 2005
A religious education
The education system in Saudi Arabia forbids the teaching of Darwinian evolution. Well, it is just a theory after all.
According to a study published in Arab News, students from elementary to high school level don’t know the number of planets in our solar system, or their names. The moon and the sun were the only heavenly bodies they knew about. Darwinism is of course, forbidden, and the vast majority of students don’t know about the existence of pre-historic animals.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at July 14, 2005 08:32 AM
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I heard that some Gitmo detainees were fascinated by the books in their library (yes, the poor, abused souls have a library) about dinosaurs; he had never heard of them. That library was a good move; exposing these guys to a world beyond "jihad" and "kill the infidel" is a good thing.
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at July 14, 2005 10:36 AM
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