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Darweish, Marwan; Mohammed, Maamoon Abdulsamad – Journal of Peace Education, 2018
The Kurdistan Regional Government has implemented a wide range of reforms in Iraqi Kurdistan's education system since its establishment in 2003. This qualitative study utilises critical discourse analysis to investigate the content of History Education (HE) textbooks (grades five to eight) and to assess how far peace education values and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Values, Peace
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Shanks, Kelsey – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2016
The oil-rich northern districts of Iraq were long considered a reflection of the country with a diversity of ethnic and religious groups: Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, Assyrians, and Yezidi, living together and portraying Iraq's demographic make-up. Yet the territory has suffered from heightening ethno-political influence and sectarianism throughout its…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Educational Policy, Conflict, Foreign Countries
Calvert, John – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2010
This essay is excerpted from the author's book "Divisions within Islam," part of a 10-volume series for middle and high school students on the World of Islam. It provides information on the religious practices and beliefs of Shiism, and its differences with Sunni Islam. It mentions that Shiism is the second-largest denomination of Islam,…
Descriptors: Muslims, Islam, Foreign Countries, High School Students