A nation’s future is shaped not only by its leaders, but by its classrooms. What children learn in school – the stories they are told, the history they absorb, and the values they internalize – quietly molds the moral architecture of the next generation. That is why a February 2026 investigation by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) deserves serious global attention.

The review examined fifty-two Qatari textbooks for the 2025–2026 academic year, spanning grades one through twelve across subjects including history, geography, social studies, Islamic education, Arabic language, and literature. Using standards derived from UNESCO, the findings present a troubling picture – one that sharply contradicts Qatar’s carefully cultivated international image of moderation and tolerance.

According to the report, Qatari textbooks continue to promote religiously motivated hostility toward Jews and other non-Muslims. Jews are described through deeply negative tropes – portrayed as deceitful, manipulative, materialistic, and treacherous. Eleventh-grade materials reportedly repeat the false claim that Jews took Ezra (‘Uzair) as the son of God and suggest that the Talmud holds greater authority than the Torah. Such narratives reinforce theological distortions that have historically fueled antisemitic sentiment.

Historical lessons appear equally problematic. A twelfth-grade history course allegedly........

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