This is going to require a major overhaul. From AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph:
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia, homeland of 15 out of 19 of the September 11, 2001 hijackers in the United States, is readying a more moderate Islam curriculum for use in the kingdom’s schools, a report said on Sunday.
The text books, which will be used from the first year of primary until the third year of secondary school, are due to be rolled out from the September 2007 school year, the Okaz daily said.
“The (education) ministry”s objective is to encourage pupils and teachers to be reflective and innovative,” the paper quoted a ministry official as saying.