Civil Entity Linked to Syrian Democratic Forces Threatens to Cut Bread Supply Over School Attendance Refusal

Civil Entity Linked to Syrian Democratic Forces Threatens to Cut Bread Supply Over School Attendance Refusal
October 7, 2024, 1:56 pm

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A civil entity connected to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has threatened to cut off bread supplies to a neighborhood in the city of Manbij if residents continue to refuse to send their children to school.

Local news networks reported that what is referred to as the "West Nifus Neighborhood Committee" sent messages via WhatsApp to the residents, threatening to stop bread distribution to any family that does not send their children to school.

In response to this threat, one resident confirmed that they would not send their children to school as long as other families do not do so.

Schools in the city of Manbij, located east of Aleppo, have been on a general strike since late last month in protest against the Autonomous Administration's imposition of new educational curricula that residents believe contradict Syrian values, identity, and traditions.

This strike came in response to calls from activists on social media, who urged families not to send their children to school in protest against the changes to the educational curricula imposed by the SDF, demanding a return to the previous Syrian curricula.

Residents and teachers in the northeastern region of Syria, controlled by the SDF, have expressed their criticisms of the new curricula, deeming them to include unsuitable religious and educational content and promote the Kurdistan Workers' Party and Buddhism.

In this context, the "Syrian Human Rights Monitoring Network" called on the Autonomous Administration to abolish the imposed educational curricula in the schools under its control and replace them with curricula that meet international standards. The network stated in a statement that the current curricula do not align with internationally recognized educational principles and contain content that encourages violence and incites the use of weapons, posing a danger to the future of children in the region.

The network further added that these curricula have negative psychological effects on children and are considered one of the main reasons driving many families to consider migrating from areas under the "Autonomous Administration".

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