Cancel 'sectarian' education: Shatti
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KUWAIT: Shiite candidate Khaled Al-Shatti yesterday reiterated calls on authorities to stop teaching courses on religious education because they are sectarian and consider large sections of Muslims as "infidels". Shatti, contesting the election from the first constituency where Shiites form half of the voters, said that the religious education book for the 10th grade "declares Shiites as infidels for visiting graves and also some Sunnis who do the same".When I make such a demand, I consider myself defending the rights...
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