Nir’s Notes

By Nir Boms Published February 15, 2007 “Ignorance is power,” wrote George Orwell in his famous book “1984,” referring to the information police that kept bad ideas from the eyes of good people. Our world was not immune from this logic that reversed “good” with “bad” and “war” with “peace.” Some of our darkest moments [...]

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By Nir Boms, 26th June 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: An examination of the Iranian curriculum under former President Mohammad Khatami, considered a moderate and reformer, demonstrates that there has been no change in the values taught in Iranian schools since the time of Ayatollah Khomeini. The indoctrination of Iranian children in the Iran-Iraq war is celebrated [...]

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