There is renewed debate about the educational curricula in Syria, what it should include, and the extent to which the local community accepts it. International conventions and treaties affirm the right to education and protect it from deviations, especially in areas of armed conflict.
The experiences of many countries, both conflict-riddled and areas where curricula were reviewed, confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt that the curricula can be appropriate for local communities while adhering to the principles of human rights, seeking to form an inclusive national identity, their role in building peace, instilling the value of tolerance, developing a culture of dialogue, laying the ground for coexistence and enshrining fundamental freedoms.
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