HRES 1497
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Area studies and international education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Human rights
Iran
Israel
Middle East
Religion
Women's education
Women's rights
Condemning the inclusion of inflammatory and inaccurate content in Iranian textbooks that is aimed at indoctrinating and radicalizing students with anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western sentiment and at restricting the rights of women.
Introduced: June 30, 2010
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Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 30, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5208)
Jun 30, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the inclusion of inflammatory and inaccurate content in Iranian textbooks that is aimed at indoctrinating and radicalizing students with anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western sentiment and at restricting the rights of women.
Calls on the government of Iran to reform its textbooks and educational system to promote peace, tolerance, equality, and the development of civil society.
Urges the President, regarding the conduct of Iran, to consider the harmful and disturbing content propagated by the Iranian education system.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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