The curricula focuses on non-Muslim minority faiths, such as Mandaeanism, Yezidism, Judaism, and Christianity. The institute’s goal is to educate Muslim clergymen on Iraq’s different minority religions, influencing the wider national discourse and combatting hate speech and religious prejudice within the country. All textbooks in the curricula were designed by experts and religious leaders from these minorities.

While this is an important step in the right direction, one must recall the broader curriculum problems within Iraqi society that fail to contribute towards religious tolerance.

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