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(He has sensibly excluded Israel-Palestine, as so much is written about that elsewhere; and Iran because, as a non- Arab country, it is a cultural exception in too many ways.) He begins by setting out how, from an early age, Arab children are taught not to question at school, but simply to memorise and then repeat the one right answer: examiners will commonly not allow alternatives, even if they might be technically correct. [...] from the start, education prepares them for strictly hierarchical societies, with clear lines of authority, kinship and obligation, in which they will grow up.
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Lost in the Desert
Lost in the desert Sholto Byrnes What's Really Wrong With the Middle East Brian Whitaker Saqi Eooks, 384pp, £10.99
The title of this book, by the Guardians former Middle East editor, makes quite a claim. There is, you note, no question mark. Whitaker is not inquiring - ...See the full content of this document
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