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Starting in 2016, groups submitted textbook revisions dealing with a variety of issues related to histories of South Asia, [5] India, [5] Hinduism, [5] [6] Sikhism, [5] [6] [7] Dalits, [5] [7] Muslims, [7] Ravidassias, [7] the Indus Valley civilization, [5] and the rights of women, [5] as taught in California 6th and 7th grade history and ...
The Class VIII (ages 12–13) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Honesty for non-Muslims is merely a business strategy, while for Muslims it is a matter of faith." The Class V (ages 9–10) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Social Studies says: "Religion plays a very important role in promoting national harmony.
[3] [4] [5] All public schools and many private schools in Bangladesh follow the curriculum of NCTB. Starting in 2010, every year free books are distributed to students between Grade-1 to Grade-10 to eliminate illiteracy. [6] These books comprise most of the curricula of the majority of Bangladeshi schools. There are two versions of the curriculum.
The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established with the goal "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America." [1] Established in 1989 by National Book Awards, Inc., [2] the foundation is the administrator and sponsor of the National Book Awards, a set of literary awards inaugurated in 1936 and continuous from 1950.
Islam, Arab culture and the Arabs' contribution to human civilization were presented in a positive light. No book called for violence or war. Many books express the yearning for peace between Israel and the Arab countries. [3] In textbooks for state-run schools, there was an effort to remove stereotypes and educate towards tolerance.
Textbooks written in Pashto distributed to Afghan school children. A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions, but also of learners (who could be independent learners ...
Furthermore, Balbharati introduced the new syllabus for Class XI and Class XII in the academic years 2019–2020, 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, respectively, with these updated textbooks also available online. For more details, students and educators can visit the official Balbharati website to download the required resources.
References to Dalit writer Omprakash Valmiki have been removed from the social science textbooks of Classes 7 and 8 as part of the latest revision. In the Class 7 textbook topic titled “Our Pasts-2”, pages 48 and 49 have been excluded. These pages mentioned “Mughal Emperors: Major campaigns and events.”