A number of Twitter users demanded on August 16th to modify and develop curriculum, spread the culture of dialogue to reduce the danger of religious extremism and add sports and theater as one of the subjects in Saudi schools.
They called in the hashtaq # How- to –fight- religious -extremism in Saudi Arabia to accept religious diversity, stressing on the need to apply laws that criminalize sectarianism.
Shadia Khaznadar, a blogger in Twitter said that “openness, changing militant curriculum and criminalizing public and intellectuals abuses is the way to combat extremism”.
Suad al-Shammari called to create a state of loyalty to the state without impartiality to any doctrine or symbol.
Tawfiq Al-Saif, a political thinker stressed on the need to change the content of the curriculum in Saudi educational system. He also called to encourage young people to combat destructive ideas and raise them to adopt dialogue as a concept in discussion.
Al-Saif said that “teachers should discuss some topics whether from curriculum or not to enhance this concept among students”.
The writer in Al watan Newspaper Abdullah Alaluwayt, called to make radical changes in the prevailing religious discourse including sectarian media, stressing that the government should take strict measures against hatred instigators.
Mohammed Ali Mahmood, a writer in Al-Riyadh Newspaper stressed on the importance of censorship before publishing books. He also emphasized on spreading the culture of enlightenment instead of Salafi approach.
Yasir Salim Thubaity, social activist said that “educational curriculum should enhance dialogue among interfaith followers instead of spreading concepts of marginalization and restricting freedom of expression”.
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